Location
Olympic National Park
| Where | Olympic Peninsula, [[washington|Washington]] |
|---|---|
| Established | 1938 |
| Size | ~922,000 acres |
| Note | Three worlds in one park — glaciated peaks, temperate rainforest, and wild Pacific coast |
A park of dramatic range: alpine lakes and glaciers on the peaks of the Olympic Mountains, the lush Hoh Rain Forest below, and a rugged, untouched stretch of Pacific coastline — each an ecosystem of its own. Franklin D. Roosevelt pushed to enlarge and protect it, signing it into a national park in 1938; it was later named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Explored over a Labor Day weekend.