Thursday, September 24, 2009

Olympic National Park



Come to Olympic National Park!

-Olympic National Park is very diverse, a foggy coast with huge waves, spectacular beaches, an alpine country with lakes, meadows, glaciers, and North America's finest temperate rain forest.

Olympic National Park has 11 champion sized trees. A Sitka Spruce at Olympic National Park is 707 in. in circumference, 191 feet in height, with a 96 feet spread! Above you can compare the size of the tree to the little boy to get an idea of how big this tree really is.

At Olympic National Park there is an activity for everyone... beaches, biking, camping, climbing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, and even winter sports.


We have at Olympic National Park;beautiful beaches, 17 campgrounds, 600 miles of trails, several stables, 4 lodges, and ski instruction.

Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. State of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula. Theodore Roosevelt created Olympic National monument in 1909. Then in 1938 Franklin Roosevelt signed a legislation, and in 1976 it became Olympic National Park.


Visitors can come during any season. There are several activities for any time of year.

  • Some Facts about Olympic National Park





  • 3 different ecosystems;glacier capped mountains, Pacific coast, and temperate rain forest



  • 95% of park is designated wilderness



  • in some places, the forest canopy is so thick so never reaches the ground



  • some animals in the park are; black tailed deer, cougar, black bear, river otter, Douglas squirrel, jumping mouse, shrew, and a wide variety of birds



  • there are about 266 glaciers



  • Average annual precipitation 56.50 inches



  • Average annual snowfall 17.1 inches



  • Average annual high temp. 57.3 degrees Fahrenheit

Did You Know?-That Olympic snow moles scurry beneath blankets of snow? Olympic National Park's Hurricane Ridge is blanketed with over ten feet of snow for most of the winter, providing water for summer and protection for snow moles in winter.




WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!