Monday, October 26, 2026

The trail to the top of Chilnualna Falls has reopened, Yosemite's current conditions page says. Still closed after the Dome Fire, which was fully contained October 18: the area east of Wawona Road, south of Glacier Point Road and north of Wawona, extending east to the Bridalveil Creek trailhead, south of the Ostrander Lake trail. Glacier Point Road itself is open, with no overnight parking. The park's public information map shows the closure boundary.

Washington's first razor clam dig of the season is tonight, Monday, October 26, at Mocrocks Beach, with low tide at 7:18 p.m. at minus 1.2 feet. Digging is allowed only from noon to midnight; the best time is one to two hours before low tide.

The rest of the series: Copalis on Tuesday, October 27 (low tide 8:01 p.m.) and Wednesday, October 28 (8:47 p.m.), and Mocrocks again on Thursday, October 29 (9:38 p.m.). Long Beach and Twin Harbors remain closed because of marine toxins, and the department expects fewer digging days than usual at Copalis and Mocrocks this season.

Diggers need a valid Washington license that covers razor clams. Toxin tests can cancel a dig on short notice, so check the department's emergency rules page before driving to the coast, and bring a lantern or headlamp for the evening tides.

Mount Rainier's Wonderland Trail remains closed from the Carbon River Suspension Bridge to White River Campground, along with the Northern Loop Trail and all trails in the Grand Park area, until further notice, the park says. The Grand Park Fire 2 and the West Fork, Garda Falls and Pigeon fires, known together as the Wonderland Complex, are still active and expected to burn until extinguished naturally. The Sunrise and White River roads have also closed for the winter season.

The Stillaguamish River from Marine Drive to the forks near Arlington stays closed to all fishing through November 1 under the emergency rule Washington Fish and Wildlife issued October 7. Check the department's emergency rules page before fishing after that date, in case the closure is extended.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore will close part of the Sandy Bay parking lot from November 2 to about late January 2027 while Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative replaces 15 wooden transmission poles with concrete structures between Sandy Bay and Hatteras Village, the park said October 26. Expect brief, intermittent lane closures on NC 12 when poles are delivered and removed. Access to Pamlico Sound for waterfowl hunting, fishing and other recreation stays open; avoid active work areas.

Trails within the Grant Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park are open, the park's conditions page says, after the 482-acre prescribed burn that began October 17 closed several of them on a rolling basis. The Kings Canyon Visitor Center has the most current trail conditions; smoke can linger near burned areas for days.

The September advisory about possible tribal citations on the Chehalis River near Oakville has been overtaken by a full closure: the Chehalis, with the rest of the Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay river systems, has been closed to salmon and all game fish since October 24 because of near-record low flows, Washington Fish and Wildlife says. The department may reopen rivers if flows rise.