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For a day trip, weekend, or a month-long adventure – the Olympic Peninsula is a fantastic place to get away and enjoy nature. Embraced by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the north, and the Hood Canal on the east, it is famed for being home to Olympic National Park, more than 600 miles of trails and 73 miles of pristine ocean beaches. The Olympic Peninsula hosts activities for families and outdoor enthusiasts alike, attracting visitors from near and far. Start planning your next adventure!
Resources to plan your journey
HOOD CANAL & SOUTH PUGET SOUND
Big Creek Falls & Hike, Lake Cushman, WA
®Craig Romano
Mason County Visitor Information – Mason County encompasses the Hood canal and inner inlets of Puget Sound, a great location to base your Olympic Peninsula explorations! Lodging, activities, dining, travel info, and overview of area events. Explorehoodcanal.com
Tracing the Fjord Magazine – Quarterly lifestyle magazine features hike overviews from Craig Romano on the Hood Canal region as well as history, events, destinations, and profiles. Fjord online
PACIFIC COASTAL AREAS & GRAYS HARBOR
Grays Harbor County, located on the Southwest corner of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington offers the Pacific Ocean, the lush Quinault rain forest & more! Lodging, activities, dining, travel info, and area events. visitgraysharbor.com
Quinault Rainforest information
STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA
This area is very near Port Angeles. Here you will find plenty of wonderful restaurants, shops, historical sites as well as Lodging. From Port Angeles you can also take the Coho ferry to Victoria BC. Port Angeles tourism information. To the south is Sequim and Port Townsend. Both towns have plenty of amenities for visitors.
Additional Helpful Links
Olympic National Park is on Washington's Olympic Peninsula in the Pacific Northwest. The park sprawls across several different ecosystems, from the dramatic peaks of the Olympic Mountains to old-growth forests. The summit of glacier-clad Mt. Olympus is popular with climbers, and hiking and backpacking trails cut through the park's rainforests and along its Pacific coastline. NPS.gov
Olympic National Forest encompasses the varied landscape of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula from lush rain forests to deep canyons to high mountain ridges to ocean beaches. This diverse and scenic forest reaches the mid elevations of the Olympic Mountains. fs.usda.gov
Washington Trails Association mobilizes hikers and everyone who loves the outdoors to explore, steward and champion trails and public lands. visit
The Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission (OPTC) is a collaborative partnership of tourism marketing entities, joining together for purposes of promoting the Olympic Peninsula as a desirable visitor destination. It is primarily funded through lodging tax contributions of nine municipalities or associations in Clallam, Jefferson, Mason and Grays Harbor Counties. Olympic Peninsula Tourism