Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location	Washington
Nearest city	Port Angeles, WA
Area[1]	922,651 acres (3,733.8 km²) {913,537 acres (3,697.0 km²) federal}
Established	June 29, 1938
Visitors[2]	2,988,686 (in 2007)
Governing body	U.S. National Park Service
Website	NPS - Olympic

Olympic National Park is located west of the Seattle, Washington area on the Olympic Peninsula. Here you will find Pacific Ocean beaches, rain forest valleys, glacier-capped peaks and a stunning variety of plants and animals. Roads provide access to the outer edges of the park, but the heart of Olympic is wilderness; a primeval sanctuary for humans and wild creatures alike.

Olympic National Park - Hurricane Ridge

External links[edit]

• National Park Service Official website
• Virtual Tour of Olympic National Park

See also[edit]

• List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America

References[edit]

1. ↑ NPS Listing of Acreage 9/30/2008
2. ↑ NPS Reports -> Ranking Report -> 2007

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