Olympic National Park seems to have fared quite well in the storm.

“It looks like we came through relatively unscathed this time,” said spokeswoman Barb Maynes.

The major issue is the Hoh River Road, Maynes said. There is some damage from water coming over the road outside the park, plus debris and water on the road in one stretch inside the park.

Maynes said Jefferson County officials anticipate having the road open to the park boundary sometime next week.

A 100-foot section of road in Mount Rainier National Park was damaged by floodwaters Thursday, acting park superintendent Randy King said.

Road crews are still accessing the damage and have not determined how soon they will be able to repair the only winter access route to Paradise.

The Nisqually Road has been closed above Longmire since Monday. The road closed entirely overnight, but partially reopened this morning.

The road damage is located just above the Nisqually Glacier View Bridge at about 4,000 feet, King said.

King said as much as an entire lane of the road was scoured away by the swollen river.

The area has not typically been susceptible to flood damage, King said.

Areas like Sunshine Point, Kautz Creek and Longmire damaged by the historic 2006 flood are holding up well, King said.
“It is not on the level of two years ago,” King said.

Flooded roads outside the park have kept officials from being able to reach areas like Carbon River Road and Ohanapecosh to check for damage. King is concerned heavy snow load on the building could cause damage.

Here is a quick look at some of the popular recreation areas in the South Sound. Co-worker Craig Hill is talking to folks at Mount Rainier and should be posting an udpate soon.

Gifford Pinchot National Forest
“Our biggest concern is the Cowlitz Valley Ranger District in Randle,” said spokesman. “They were moving vehicle to higher ground, as well as important items.”
Staffers were expecting the office to be flooded today.
Strebig said a plane will be used Monday to assess damage elsewhere in the forest.
Several roads, including Forest Roads 25, 54 and 90, have already experienced landslides and storm damage. The Cowlitz River was flowing over Forest Road 23 south of Randle.

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Access to much of the forest, including the south end along Highway 410, is blocked by road closures outside of the forest.
“Our biggest concern is public safety. It’s not a real good idea to travel on the forest at this point time,” said spokeswoman Renee Bodine.
She said most of the forest roads are under the snow, so they won’t have any idea of the full extent of the damage until the spring.

Olympic National Park/Forest
The storm dumped more than 17 1/2 inches of rain on the Quinault area in a little more than 24 hours. I’m still trying to reach someone at the park to discuss storm damage.

Washington State Parks
Officials were hoping to get out today to assess damage done to state parks in Western Washington.
Parks in the southwest corner of the state were hardest hit, said spokeswoman Virginia Painter.

The Nisqually entrance to Mount Rainier National Park has reopened. The park just sent out a press release. Here is the rest:

Park officials closed the gate late Wednesday afternoon as a precautionary measure due to safety concerns of flooding conditions during the night. Those concerns did not develop and the entrance was reopened this morning. The road between Longmire and Paradise
remains closed at this time as crews are performing snow removal.

The National Park Inn at Longmire is open to the public for lodging and
dining.

Here's the lowdown on the ski areas. All six were closed yesterday.

Summit at Snoqualmie - Closed due to "extreme weather."
Crystal Mountain - Closed due to the closure of Highway 410.
Stevens Pass - Closed due to "extreme and continuing adverse weather."
Mt. Baker - Closed because of Mount Baker Highway closure.
White Pass - Closed because of the closure of Highway 12.
Mission Ridge - Closed due to wind damage.

The National Weather service is calling for the freezing level to drop to about 2,000 feet today and for snow to return. All of the ski areas plan on trying to reopen Friday.