Parks

Sequim Bay State Park is a year-round, 92-acre marine camping park with 4,909 feet of saltwater coast in the Sequim "rainshadow," just inside Puget Sound on the Olympic Peninsula. The bay is calm, the air is dry and interpretive opportunities await visitors. The Olympic Discovery Trail, popular with cyclists, hikers and dog lovers, passes through the park. The park is located between Blynn and the Washington Street exit for Sequim on Highway 101.

Summer: 8a.m. to dusk. Winter: 8 a.m. to dusk. The park is open year-round for camping and day use. Some campsites are closed in winter.

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Bogachiel State Park is a thickly forested 123-acre camping park on the banks of the Bogachiel River. Remotely located on the tip of the Hoh Rainforest on the banks of the Bogachiel River, this thickly forested camping area abounds in lush vegetation.

Summer: 8 a.m. to dusk. Winter: 8 a.m. to dusk. The park is open year-round for camping and day use. Some campsites are closed in winter.

State Parks Information Phone: 360-902-8844 Web Site: www.parks.wa.gov

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Among the only protected temperate rain forests in the Northern Hemisphere, the Hoh Rain Forest is a not-to-be-missed attraction on the West Side of the Olympic Peninsula. Moisture-laden air from the Pacific brings an average of 140 inches of annual rainfall to the Hoh Valley,(record of 190 inches) in addition to condensed mist that contributes another 30 inches. Nineteen miles inland from Hwy 101 you’ll find the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center.

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Olympic National Park is 922,000 acres of stunning alpine and coastal wilderness. Over 3 million people visit every year, and yet the park still retains an untouched, natural feel. It's known as the focal point of the Olympic Peninsula.   http://www.nps.gov/olym

Olympic National Park: 24-hour Road & Weather Recording: 360-565-3131

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Perched at the northern entrance to Puget Sound near Port Townsend, Fort Worden State Park, a military base that was commissioned in 1902, is a legendary gathering place. With a 360 degree panorama of the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, the Fort's 434 acres are bordered by pristine wetlands and miles of sandy beaches.

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At 5.5 miles in length, the Dungeness Spit is the world's longest naturally occurring sandspit and home to the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is a sanctuary for over 250 species of birds, 41 species of land mammals and eight species of water mammals. Its trails and picnic areas offer breathtaking views of the beaches, Dungeness harbor and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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Thought-provoking exhibitions with a Northwest flavor are imaginatively displayed in the semi-circular hilltop gallery set against an awesome vista of marine and mountain views. Webster's Woods is a five-acre "museum without walls" featuring over 125 sculptures and site works along rustic trails in a unique sylvan setting that is a microcosm of nearby Olympic National Park.

Gallery hours: Wednesday—Sunday, 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. (Nov.-Feb.); 11:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. (Mar.-Oct.)
Webster's Woods open daylight hours, year-round. Admission is free.

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