Olympic National Forest



As the buffer zone between the rest of the world and Olympic National Park, the Olympic National Forest sometimes gets short shrift. But visitors will find as much amazing biodiversity here as anywhere else on the Olympic peninsula. From lush rain forests to deep canyons to high mountain ridges, there are no less than six vegetation zones within the forest, each its own self-contained ecosystem. Your plant and animal "life lists" will grow faster and longer on a visit here than almost anywhere else in the United States. Read More »

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