Virtual TourBy Alexa Harris3rd Hour

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK

• Northwestern Washington• North Central Part of

Olympic Peninsula• Near Pacific Ocean• Travel by ferry, take U.S.

101, etc.

LOCATION

• 25,000 – 10,00 BCE: covered by giant ice-sheet

• July 1788: highest peak named Mount Olympus

• 1897: Grover Cleveland designates forest

• 1909: Theodore Roosevelt designates over 600,000 acres

• 1916: Lake Crescent Lodge• 1925-1929: mountain goats

brought to area• June 29, 1938: Congress

designates 634,00 acres• 1977: Mastodon remains found• October 16, 2010: first known

visitor death

HISTORY

• Entrance Fee: (Single Visit)- Vehicle - $15- Individual – $5• Annual Pass: $30• Campground Fees: $10-$18• Open 24 hours a day, 365

days a year• Areas of park closed in

emergencies or certain times of the year

COST AND HOURS

• Hiking/tours• Skiing• Picnics• Beaches• Bird-watching• Explore tide pools• Fishing

ACTIVITIES

• Hurricane Ridge• Ruby Beach• Hoh Rainforest• Sol Duc Falls• Quinault Rainforest• Kalaloch Beach• Lake Crescent• Rialto Beach• Lake Quinault

IMPORTANT LANDMARKS

• Moderate marine climate• Mostly rain, little snow• Moist air• Pleasant, cooler summers• Mild, wet winters• Cool, wet, and windy in the

fall and spring

WEATHER

• Black bears are very common• Deer are in nearly every park

habitat• Cougars have made a comeback• Squirrels and mice• Woodpeckers, spotted owls, and

red-backed voles• Elk roam in herds throughout the

mountains• Mountain goats• Raccoons• Gray whales and harbor seals

WILDLIFE

• Over 1,450 types of plants• Hundreds of species of moss• Quick changes in elevation and

precipitation allow many habitats

• Trees: Sitka Spruce, Western Hemlock, Douglas Fir, Bigleaf Maple

• Shrubs: Blueberries, Black Twinberry, Coast Red Elderberry

• Understory Species and flowers: Deer Fern, Yellow Skunk Cabbage, Bleeding Heart, Violets, Vanilla Leaf, Lady Fern

PLANT-LIFE

• Visitor education• Trail maintenance • Wilderness management• Internships• Short-term and long-term• Clean-up and planting shrubs• Click here for more info:

http://www.nps.gov/olym/supportyourpark/volunteer-opportunities.htm

HOW YOU CAN HELP

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