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Olympic National ParkOlympic National Park - Sol Duc Falls
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Olympic National Park
Places To Go
 
three dark-haired girls looking at Olympic Mountains

Views from Hurricane Ridge

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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hiker walking through forest

Easy trails bring you into a forested wilderness.

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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young girl in pink jacket and bright green boots, holding a piece of kelp

Kelp intrigues a young beachcomber.

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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Mt. Olympus in winter  

Did You Know?
That Mount Olympus receives over 200 inches of precipitation each year and most of that falls as snow? At 7,980 feet, Mount Olympus is the highest peak in Olympic National Park and has the third largest glacial system in the contiguous U.S.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST