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Olympic National Park, Port Angeles, WA

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Olympic National Park

3002 Mount Angeles Rd (park visitor center) · Port Angeles, WA

Why you should go…

Olympic covers 922,650 acres of the Olympic Peninsula, from glaciated mountains to temperate rain forest and a 60-mile strip of rugged Pacific coast. You can walk the Hoh Rainforest, which gets more than 12 feet of precipitation a year, explore the wild beaches, or visit Lake Crescent, Ozette Lake and Lake Quinault. Mount Olympus rises to 7,965 feet. About 95 percent of the park is designated wilderness, and it is a World Heritage Site.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Olympic National Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    Coho Ferry

    $25–$50

    Year-round vehicle and passenger ferry crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Port Angeles and Victoria.

    11 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Family Favorite

    Olympic Game Farm

    Under $25

    A drive-through wildlife park on the Olympic Peninsula, home to bears, bison, elk and other animals once used in Disney films.

    20 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Sequim Lavender Trail

    Free

    A self-guided trail through family-owned lavender farms around Sequim, Washington.

    20 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Free Entry

    Sequim Visitor Information Center

    Free

    Visitor center on East Washington Street in Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula lavender town known as one of the driest spots in western Washington.

    21 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sightseeing
    Outdoor Adventure

    Olympic Peninsula

    Free

    The official tourism guide to Washington's Olympic Peninsula, from Olympic National Park to coastal towns.

    27 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sport & Outdoor
    History Buff

    Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve

    Free

    You hike a bluff trail above the Strait of Juan de Fuca past pioneer farms and explore the old seaport town of Coupeville.

    41 mi awayMore like this