Olympic Peninsula at a Glance
The Olympic Peninsula in northwestern Washington
juts into the Pacific Ocean, just south of Canada's
Vancouver Island. Dominating
the Peninsula is the 922,000-acre Olympic
National Park, accessed through the visitor center at Port
Angeles. Almost 95 percent of the park has a wilderness designation, and eight
kinds of plants and 15 kinds of animals exist here and nowhere else on earth.
Temperate rain forests, ice-covered mountains and rugged coastlines characterize
the region, where whale watching excursions, fishing charters, kayak adventures
and mountain bike tours simplify the exploration process. Port Angeles is home
to the Fiero
Marine Life Center, a public aquarium, educational facility and meeting ground
for marine-related groups. From Neah
Bay and Port Townsend
in the north to Queets
and Forks in the
south, visitors find true adventure in a land of beauty far beyond the imagination.
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