2-Day Olympic National Park, Snoqualmie Falls, Germantown Tour from Seattle

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Day 1 Olympic National Park

• Meet Point

  Assemble at a designed place

• Attractions

  Olympic National Park
• Accommodation

  Garner Hotel Auburn - Seattle / Comfort Inn Auburn Seattle or similar

• Description

  Olympic National Park is a famous national park located in the state of Washington! The park has four basic regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side temperate rainforest and the forests of the drier east side. The Olympic Peninsula has 73 miles of beautiful and breathtaking coastline views! Make sure to take a look at the rainforest in the west and the magnificent Olympic Mountains in the central! Due to Olympic National Park being isolated from the mainland, many of its vegetation and animals can only be found here. Explore with us today one of the most highly visited National Parks along the west coast!
  
  04/01-10/31 Itinerary:
  Seattle → Olympic National Park → Hurricane Ridge (75 mins) → Temperate rain forest + Lake Crescent (45 mins) → Seattle
  
  11/01-03/31 Itinerary:
  Seattle → Olympic National Park → Temperate rain forest + Lake Crescent (45 mins) → Poulsbo (60 mins) → Seattle
  
  Olympic National Park
  Olympic National Park Olympic National Park is a United States national park located in the state of Washington, of the Olympic Peninsula. The park has four basic regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side temperate rainforest and the forests of the drier east side. U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt originally created Mount Olympus National Monument. The Olympic Peninsula has 73 miles of coastline, keeps the original view since ice age. With a low land of rainforest in its west, a magnificent Olympic Mountains in central, and few locations here can be visited by automobile makes it the paradise for hiking. Isolated from the mainland, many of its vegetation and animals can only be found here. The Olympic National Park locates in Olympic Peninsula is one of the most highly visited National Parks along the west coast.
  
  Hurricane Ridge
  Located within Washington's Olympic National Park, this mountainous region is a popular destination for hiking, skiing and snowboarding. In the summer, several picnic areas open up, making this a great spot for a day-trip from nearby Seattle.
  
  Poulsbo
  Poulsbo is located in the Liberty Bay of Kitapp County, more than 100 kilometers north of Seattle. It is said that many residents of this town are Norwegian, so people call this town Washington's Little Norway. The whole town is characterized by Scandinavian style. This place has a history of more than 100 years, and you can see various stores with historical traces: gift shop, gallery, handicraft shop, antique shop, jewelry shop, etc. The most famous ones here are handmade European chocolate, bread, coffee, etc.
  
  Lake Crescent
  This deep lake in the heart of Olympic National Park holds water that is a brilliant hue of bright blue. It was formed during the last Ice Age by thousands of years of glacial activity.
  
  Temperate rain forest
  Because of development, very few temperate rainforests outside of Olympic National Park exist along this stretch today. In Olympic, temperatures rarely drop below freezing or go above 80F, enabling an incredibly unique ecosystem to grow. Mosses, ferns, Douglas fir, red alders, Western hemlocks and Sitka spruce thrive in temperate rainforests, as do epiphytes, which are plants growing on other plants. Cat-tail moss and licorice ferns are two types of epiphytes you will find in Olympic.

• Things to Know
  • Olympic National Park is mountainous tourist attractions. In order to ensure the proper time to visit each scenic location, we highly recommend guests to prepare lunch foods in advance.
  • In case of closure of Hurricane Ridge or other irresistible factors (such as heavy rain, mudslides and other extreme weather), the itinerary will be changed to Ediz Hook (30 mins) → East Beach (30 mins).