News Release

Olympic National Park seeks volunteers for coastal cleanup on April 19

Date: March 26, 2025
Contact: Public Affairs Office, 360-565-3005

Port Angeles, Wash. – On April 19, 2025, volunteers and Olympic National Park employees will remove marine debris from the park’s wild coastline as part of the Washington Coastal Cleanup effort. This year's cleanup will focus on beaches near Mora and Kalaloch. Interested volunteers can register online at Volunteer.gov by Saturday, April 6, at 11 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. 

Volunteer for Olympic NP Coastal Cleanup: Mora
Volunteer for Olympic NP Coastal Cleanup: Kalaloch

Although walk-up registration will be available, it is not guaranteed. Volunteers should arrive early, as the registration tables at the Mora and Kalaloch trailheads will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 19th. The cleanup event will run until 5 p.m. that day.  

The coastline in the Mora area presents unique challenges for cleanup participants. Volunteers must hike several miles to reach their cleanup site, collect trash, and carry it back to the trailheads. Motor vehicles are prohibited on park beaches and all litter must be removed on foot.  

Frontcountry camping in the Kalaloch Campground will be offered free of charge for pre-registered volunteers. 

In April 2024, 133 dedicated volunteers stuffed debris into garbage bags, tied multiple buoys and floats to framed backpacks, and carried trash off park beaches on foot. Some even rolled automobile tires to trailheads. These committed stewards helped preserve the fragile coastal ecosystems within Olympic National Park. Join the effort and help keep the park’s stunning coastline clean and beautiful by signing up today!