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Olympic National ForestAdjoining Olympic National Park, the national forest has supported the economic well-being of Western Washington through the harvesting of forest products on the Olympic Penisula. Photo credit - Russell Lamb |
Welcome to a diverse and stunning world--a fog-shrouded coast with booming surf and wave-manicured beaches, spectacular alpine country dotted with sparkling lakes, lush meadows, glaciers, and North America's finest temperate rain forest.
The forest is over 632,000 acres in size.
In 1897 President Grover Cleveland created the Olympic Forest Reserve, a portion of which President Theodore Roosevelt designated a national monument in 1909. In 1938 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation creating Olympic National Park, a place for the soul to expand and for the mind to be refreshed with the beauty of life--a place of serendipitous discovery.
| Location | 1835 Black Lake Blvd SW Olympia Washington 98512 |
| Phone | 360-956-2400 |
| Website |
http://www.nps.gov/olym/
... wild Pacific coast and magnificent stands of old-growth forests, including temperate rain forests -- at Olympic National Park, you can find all three. About 95% of the park is designated wilderness, which further protects these diverse and spectacular ecosystems. Olympic is also known for its biological diversity. Isolated for eons by ... |
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