Sep 28 2024
Lake Crescent is one of Olympic National Park’s most beautiful and accessible destinations, a deep glacial lake surrounded by forested mountains roughly 18 miles west of Port Angeles. Its famously clear blue-green water, historic lodge, old-growth forest, waterfalls, swimming areas, paddling opportunities, and hiking trails make it much more than a scenic stop along Highway …
Sep 28 2024
The Hoh Rain Forest is one of Olympic National Park’s most unforgettable landscapes, a place where enormous Sitka spruce and western hemlock rise above carpets of ferns while moss hangs from bigleaf maples in long green curtains. Rain, mild temperatures, old-growth trees, and the constantly moving Hoh River combine to create one of the finest …
Jul 07 2024
Olympic National Park is one of the most varied landscapes in the entire U.S. National Park System. Within a single protected area, visitors can walk beneath ancient temperate rain forest, stand beside glacier-fed rivers, climb into snow-covered mountains, explore alpine meadows, wander along wild Pacific beaches, and watch Roosevelt elk move through misty valleys. Located …
