If you love the color green, this is the National Park for you. It is a lush temperate rain forest, one of Washington’s Seven Wonders, a World Heritage Site, and a UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserve. It protects the Rosevelt Elk and is home to the banana slug.
The forest is located on the western slopes of the Olympic Mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula. Its location benefits from getting the first moisture laden wind from the Pacific Ocean. As this air rises along the slopes of the mountains it is condensed to form rain. This forest can get up to 14 feet of rain a year and, in fact, the best time to visit the park is when it is raining lightly or misting.