We absolutely LOVE the hikes in Olympic National Park! This amazing park encircles nearly a million acres in northwest Washington state. Its beauty ranges from glacier-topped peaks to raging ocean ...

Olympic peninsula residents now have the option to obtain Olympic National Forest Personal-use Firewood Permits by mail.

Today, the four spots that were once considered for national parks — Mount Hood, Hells Canyon, Silver Falls and the Boardman ...

Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest area remains temporarily closed due to a damaged access road. Heavy rains in December heightened the flow of the Hoh River, which is immediately adjacent ...

With an annual rainfall ranging from 140 to 170 inches, the Hoh Rain Forest is a lush, green wonderland, with mosses and ferns covering every tree and surface. According to the NPS, it is one of ...

Heavy rains raised the Hoh River, eroding several feet of its banks, which are next to Upper Hoh Road—the only way to access the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center, campground, picn ...

Kalaloch, located on the southwest coast of the Olympic Peninsula, is one of the most visited areas of Olympic National Park ... an easy loop through coastal forest. There are also seven beach ...

The Forest Service disagreed and was going to ... Old growth trees in Olympic National Park. Image courtesy of Matt Shiffler Photography via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). It is doubtful that NOGA ...

It made a certain amount of sense: Mount Rainier and Olympic national parks in Washington, centered on Cascade peaks, were already established. But the idea soon faded away. The U.S. Forest ...

It was another superb weekend for Africa’s starts in Europe’s elite leagues with a hat-trick from Dango Ouattara and several ...

Beijing's numerous ancient architectural landmarks, from the Palace Museum and the Summer Palace to the Drum and Bell towers, ...

Also including a portion of the future route of the Puget Sound to Olympics Trail, which will bridge the Olympic ... Forest and over 5,000 acres of land in North Kitsap was previously owned by ...