local Fire Updates and trail closures 10/12/2025
Bear Gulch: 20,233 acres; 5% containment
Personnel: 16
Tunnel Creek:: 596 acres; 0% containment
Personnel: 2
The recent arrival of multiple days of rain reduced fire activity significantly. The threat of further damage from the fire is minimal. Some Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest closures in the Skokomish, Duckabush, and Dosewallips areas have been lifted.
Management of the Bear Gulch and Tunnel Creek fires transferred to local fire units 10/11/25. Future fire information updates will be published when conditions and management tactics change. All evacuation orders have been lifted.
Current Closures:
To ensure public safety from gravity hazards and remaining wildfire activity, some closures around Staircase and Lake Cushman persist. The following roads and recreation sites remain closed:
Olympic National Forest:
Forest Road 2400 begins at mile post 10.5
NFS Road 2451within the closure area
#814 Mt. Rose Trail and trailhead
#822 Mildred Lakes Trail and trailhead
#872 Dry Creek Trail and trailhead
#876 Copper Creek Trail and trailhead
Bear Gulch Picnic Area
Cushman Day Use Sites 1-5Mt Rose Trailhead
Tunnel Creek Trail #841
Olympic National Park:
Staircase Campground and developed area
Black & White Lakes Primitive Trail
Flapjack Lakes Trail and campsites
Four Stream Trail
Home Sweet Home Trail and wilderness campsites
North Fork Skokomish Trail
Six Ridge Primitive Trail
Wagonwheel Lake Trail and Wilderness campsites