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Olympic National Park
Places To Go
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| Views from Hurricane Ridge |
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Exploring the Mountains
Spectacular scenery, glacier-capped peaks and mountain meadows beckon.
Roads to Hurricane Ridge and Deer Park provide vehicle access to the park's mountain wilderness.
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| Easy trails bring you into a forested wilderness. |
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Exploring the Forests
Forests blanket most of the park's low and middle elevations; temperate rainforest is found on the park's west-facing slopes and valleys. Higher up, the forests give way to clumps of trees among the subalpine meadows.
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| Kelp intrigues a young beachcomber. |
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Exploring the Coast
Roads and short trails provide access to much of Olympic's 72-mile wilderness coast.
Here you will find wide, sandy beaches, rocky headlands and views of wave-battered offshore "sea stacks".
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Camping in Olympic
Information about campgrounds in Olympic National Park
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Did You Know?
Although related to other marmots and groundhogs of North America, the Olympic marmot is unique. An endemic species, it is found only in the Olympic Mountains. Visitors to the high country of Olympic National Park may be lucky enough to encounter a marmot sunning itself near its burrow.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST |
