- Olympic National Park is located in coastal Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula
- Founded 6/29/1938
- Covers 9222,000 acres
- 3 Types of Ecosystems
- Subalpine Forest
- Temperate Forest
- Pacific Shore
- Olympic National Park is encircled by the Olympic Mountains and contoured by 13 rivers
- 1920's: Mountain goats are introduced to Olympic National Park but they damaged the meadows of the park
- Open year-round
- Skiing is available in the winter
- Summer has cool temperatures and rain
- Attractions
- Shi Shi Beach
- Lake Crescent
- Sol Duc Hot Springs
- Capo Alava
- Hoh Rain Forest
- Ozette
- Quinault
- Rialto Beach
- Wedding Rocks
- Yellow Banks
- Hole-in-the-Wall
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Saturday, January 18, 2014
Olympic National Park
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