3002 Mt Angeles Rd, Port Angeles, WA 98362
On June 29,1938 an area of land located on Washington's peninsula officially became Olympic National Park. This park encompasses 1440.625 miles including 73 miles located on the coast! In 2015, this beautiful park exceeded 3 million visitors to camp, hike, fish, and view all of the unique wildlife.
In Olympic National Park there are many unique animals not found anywhere else in the world. The Ice Age glaciers isolated the peninsula where the park is located from the remainder of the continent. This isolation caused the animals and plants located on this peninsula to evolve differently over time creating diversity of life on the peninsula. The animals and plants include Olympic mountain milkvetch, Olympic marmot, Olympic Mazama pocket gopher, Olympic mud minnow, and crescent trout. Make sure to look out for these unique plants and animals when visiting the park!
Information retrieved from :
https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/upload/Deer%20Park.pdf
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/olympic-national-park/
https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/olympic-timeline.htm
https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/nature/coast.htm
https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Reports/Visitation%20by%20Month?Park=OLYM
https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/upload/Deer%20Park.pdf
https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/upload/Deer%20Park.pdf
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/olympic-national-park/
https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/olympic-timeline.htm
https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/nature/coast.htm
https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Reports/Visitation%20by%20Month?Park=OLYM
https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/upload/Deer%20Park.pdf