Stayed overnight in cabin in Rainforest in the 1960's -- "roughed it" and enjoyed every minute -- hanging moss / great hiking trails. Look at the Olympics from my home near Seattle and am so lucky to be able to do so!!

Olympic National Park is one of the world's scenic wonders that no one should miss. The Hoh Rainforest is beautiful, and the park rangers do an awesome job on the nature walk. The "Hall of Mosses" was incredible! Just wish we'd had more time to stay in such a wonderful place....

Everyone should visit Washington state and especially the O.P. There is nothing like it anywhere and unfortunately it probably won't be around in 100 years due to environmental abuse and global warming. Go now and take your children.

Places you must visit: Hoh Rainforest (Hall of Mosses Trail) Cape Flattery (parking permit is NOT necessary even though the local people tell you differently) Hurricane Ridge La Push (2nd Beach) Poulsbo Places you don't need to go: Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge (5-mile spit w/ no wide life at all) Lake Crescent (not too long trail to see a bridge only, the water is blue though) Kalaloch (take La Push instead) Friday Harbor (couple of blocks of shops) Places I haven't been: Sol Duc Sequim Game Farm Buckhorn Wilderness and Deer Park Lake Cushman Staircase

This was a beautiful place! My boyfriend and I camped 4 nights at the park. The first night, we camped at the beach, and the other three nights we stayed in the forests. There are some cute inns, but the camping experience is the way to go! There is so much to do and see (the beautiful lakes, the rainforest, the waterfalls, the mountains, the ocean...) No where in the country can you experience three different ecosystems on one trip (mountain, forests, water). I also went during July. The weather was beautiful! It was sunny and cool...LOVED IT!

I loved this place or should say palce it was nice and fun to go with family my kids had a great time and i loved the place the walks around the park the view.

Whereas Mount Ranier is crawling with tourists as soon as the road's are clear, the Olympic National Park is farther from the big cities and therefore more pristine than Ranier. They Olympics offer a greater variety of climates from rain forest to beach to alpine. I've been to Mt. Ranier a few times, but I return to the Olympics every year. Take it from a native, if you only have time for one excursion, make it the Olympics.

Two of the best backpack trips of my life were in this park. A couple years ago, we spent the 4th of July weekend on the coast, from Lake Ozette to Shi Shi Beach and back. Amazing seastacks and wildlife (eagles, sea otters, seals) galore. Last Labor Day weekend we did the High Divide loop -- starting in the deep forest along the Sol Duc River, then up to the divide with fantastic views of Mt. Olympus. There were black bears everywhere, feasting on the wild blueberries. Visiting during the high season requires some planning, as there's a permit/quota system for the most popular areas. But it's definitely worth it!

I'm not sure how anyone could give the Olympic National Park a 2-star rating, unless their idea of roughing it is staying at a Motel 6. Having travelled across the country, I can tell you there are so few unspoiled places anymore, and that this park is truly one of the nation's gems. Clean air, clean water, and wildlife all around, coupled with hot springs, oceanside "stacks", tidepools and stunning vistas make this a park most visitors won't forget.