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OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK
PARK FACTS
Location: Washington
Size: 1,442 sq mi (14th)
About the size of: Rhode Island
Date Established: June 29, 1938 (23rd)
Annual Visitation (2018): 3,104,455 (10th)
Features: rainforests, mountains, beaches, waterfalls
Common activities: Hiking, Backpacking, Kayaking, Rafting, Mountaineering
Located just west of Seattle, Olympic National Park is like three parks in one, with snow-capped peaks, luxuriant rain forests, and island-studded coasts. The park’s highest point, the glaciated Mt. Olympus, was named after the Greek mountain which was the mythic home of the pantheon of ancient Greek goddesses and gods.
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