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OLYMPIC NATIONAL
PARK
Virtual Tour
By Alexa Harris
3 rd Hour
LOCATION
• Northwestern Washington
• North Central Part of Olympic
Peninsula
• Near Pacific Ocean
• Travel by ferry, take U.S. 101,
etc.
HISTORY
• 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
COST AND HOURS
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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
ACTIVITIES
• Hiking/tours
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Skiing
Picnics
Beaches
Bird-watching
Explore tide pools
Fishing
IMPORTANT
LANDMARKS
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Hurricane Ridge
Ruby Beach
Hoh Rainforest
Sol Duc Falls
Quinault Rainforest
Kalaloch Beach
Lake Crescent
Rialto Beach
Lake Quinault
WEATHER
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Moderate marine climate
Mostly rain, little snow
Moist air
Pleasant, cooler summers
Mild, wet winters
Cool, wet, and windy in the fall
and spring
WILDLIFE
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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
PLANT-LIFE
• 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
HOW YOU CAN HELP
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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/supporty
ourpark/volunteeropportunities.htm
WORK CITED
• http://globeattractions.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/beach-lake-olympic-nationalpark-washington.jpg
• http://nicehttp://thetravellerworldguide.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/10/olympic_range_olympic_national_park_washington.jpg
• http://www.activetravels.com/blog/userfiles/image/olympicnatlpark.jpg-coolhttp://www.b7v.net/uploads/hoh-rainforestpics.com/data/media/21/a_peak_experience__olympic_national_park__washington.jpg
hike-olympic-national-park-washington.jpg
• http://www.moon.com/files/map-images/wash_06_Olympic-National-Park.jpg
http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2008
• http://www.us-national-parks.net/images/mounvic.jpg
/04/large_OlyParkwinter.jpg
• http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2010/02/spring-lodging-deals-announcedolympic-national-park-properties5381
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content/uploads/2009/09/Olympic_national_
• http://www.seattlemet.com/data/images/2012/5/image/3850/mastodon-remainspark-300x198.jpg
national-park-washington.jpg
• http://www.nateandrachel.net/glamour/fall08_fall09_09/olympic_national_park.jpg
• http://t.wallpaperweb.org/wallpaper/nature/1600x1200/Tidal_Pools_at_Low_Tide_Rub
y_Beach_Olympic_National_Park_Washington.jpg
• http://www.b7v.net/uploads/hoh-rainforest-hike-olympic-national-park-washington.jpg
• http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2008/04/large_OlyParkwinter.jpg
• http://www.rvvacationguide.com/wpcontent/uploads/2009/09/Olympic_national_park-300x198.jpg
WORK CITED
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http://www.nps.gohttp://0.tqn.com/d/usparks/1/0/D/1/1/blphotos-cougar9.jpg
• http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000USkBtFi0xCQ/s/500/BOWLNO-001.jpg
• http://images.wildernessinquiry.org/web/50571_web.jpg
• http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2673/3961012225_d005270bdf_m.jpg
• http://nwwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/aimg29231.jpg
• http://www.nps.gov/olym/supportyourpark/volunteer-opportunities.htm
• http://www.nps.gov/olym/supportyourpark/internship-opportunities.htm
• http://www.olympic.national-park.com/location.htm
• http://www.olympic.national-park.com/map.htm
• http://www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/olympic/Olympic_NP/Olympic_NP.htm
• http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/hours.htm
• http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/feesandreservations.htm
• http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/outdooractivities.htm
• http://www.sunset.com/travel/northwest/olympic-national-park-hikes-rainforest00400000050531/
• http://www.olympic.national-park.com/weather.htm
• http://www.olympic.national-park.com/info.htm#wild
• http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/parks/olympic-national-park/wildlife-olympicnational-park