Diversity is the hallmark of Olympic National Park. The park protects 922,651 acres, encompassing three distinctly different ecosystems — rugged glacier-capped mountains, wild Pacific coast, and magnificent old-growth temperate rain forest. These three ecosystems contain a unique array of habitats and life forms, resulting from thousands of years of geographic isolation, along with extreme...
This park encompasses mountains and the sea, with temperate rain forests and largely undisturbed ecosystems. It is 95-percent wilderness, with virgin old-growth forests and untouched land. There are few roads or services, and accommodations are mostly limited to campsites with fireplaces and rest rooms, but walking the trails is well worth the effort. Admission is USD10 per vehicle fee for up...