Olympic

This park could very well be three different ones. There are snow-capped mountains, a rock-covered coastline, and even a bright-green rainforest. Olympic National Park in Washington is incredible because it has so much to offer. I’ve visited the park on many different trips across six years and I still know there is a lot left undiscovered. I’ve been fortunate enough to explore the park’s enigmatic beaches, hike to the top of Mount Storm King for epic views of Lake Crescent below, backpack on a multi-day trip through the moss-covered Hoh Rainforest to Blue Glacier underneath Mount Olympus, snowshoe among the mountains to Hurricane Hill, and backpack the High Divide to the Seven Lakes Basin. This is the kind of park that you can visit any day of the year and feel truly transported to another place. The Olympic Peninsula is a magical world, with something to offer at every corner. It’s such a surreal part of the country, that even some of the gorgeous spots nearby aren’t technically even included within the park’s boundaries. There’s just that much to see!