Olympic National Park: Self-Guided Drive Tour – Washington (State), United States

EXPERIENCE

Don’t miss a thing as your favorite audio tour narrator guides you throughout Olympic National Park to not-to-be-missed points of interest, with fascinating stories, tips and directions along the way. Follow the suggested itineraries, or divide the commentary and create your own half, full or multi day sightseeing trips.

Olympic National Park is a place of incredibly diverse landscapes, plant life, and animals, all conveniently located within a few hours of each other on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula.

Major Highlights:

Dungeness Spit
Elwha Valley
Lake Quinault and Rainforest
Hoh Rainforest
Hurricane Ridge
Rialto Beach
Ruby Beach
Sol Duc Valley

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Olympic National Park
Here, you can stand on a glacially carved mountaintop, splash your toes in the Pacific Ocean, and wander under some of the largest trees on the planet – all in the same day. And the park’s living things are just as exciting as the terrain. Sitka spruce, hemlock and western red cedar trees stretch hundreds of feet high, while huge ferns, mosses and lichens transform the understory into an emerald paradise. Animals as varied as black bears, sea otters, marmots, bald eagles, harbor seals, gray whales and salamanders make their homes here. And hundreds of miles of hiking trails criss-cross the park, letting visitors experience this one-of-a-kind place up close.

People come to Olympic from all over the world to walk in alpine meadows, climb glaciers, watch the sun set over the Pacific Ocean, paddle crystal-clear lakes, see burbling waterfalls, peer into tidepools, and stroll under the canopy of giant trees. It’s an unforgettable destination, whether you have a day or a lifetime to explore it.

The main route of the tour is Highway 101, which acts like a ring-road of the northern and western part of the park. There are several roads that side trip deeper into the park and you absolutely should take those spur roads. Hurricane Ridge takes you into the alpine; Hoh takes you into the rainforest; and Sol Duc takes you to hot springs. A circuit of Lake Quinault is highly recommended too. One of the most unique aspects to Olympic is that it also protects sometimes wild Pacific Beaches. Many are accessed directly from Highway 101, while Rialto Beach, Second Beach and Third Beach require a small detour.

HIGHLIGHTS

Explore Olympic with this flexible and fully-automatic road trip audio tour
Walk in alpine meadows, see burbling waterfalls and peer into tidepools
Explore the sometimes wild Pacific beaches and watch the sun set over the ocean
Stroll under giant trees like Sitka spruce, hemlock and western red cedar trees
Keep your eyes open for black bears, sea otters, marmots, bald eagle and whales

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