Seattle Excursions
Olympic rainforest © National Park Service
Olympic National Park
Wilderness lovers revel in retreating to the wild Pacific Coast
with its glacier-capped mountains, magnificent stands of ancient
forest, fascinating biological diversity, and wild Pacific
coastline. About 95 percent of the park has been designated a
wilderness area, which protects a unique ecosystem on the Olympic
Peninsula that encompasses eight kinds of plants and 15 species of
animals occurring nowhere else on earth. The Peninsula separates
Seattle from the Pacific Ocean.
Website: www.nps.gov/olym;
Telephone: (360) 565 3130;
Transport: Ferry from the city, or Olympic Bus Lines and Tours services Port Angeles (main visitor centre) from downtown Seattle;
Opening time: Open daily, 24-hours a day. Some roads may be closed during winter. Visitor centre hours vary throughout the year;
Admission: $15 per vehicle; $5 per individual hiker, cyclist or motorcyclist. Valid for seven days
