Saturday, January 18, 2014

Olympic National Park

  • 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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