The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
← The Pacific Northwest

Stop 12 · Days 496–499

Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park, WA

Three parks in one — glaciated peaks, a moss-draped rainforest, and a wild Pacific coast of sea stacks and tide pools.

Where to stay

  • Lake Crescent Lodge or a Port Angeles hotel

    Central to the peninsula's three worlds.

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You gotta eat this

  • Dungeness crab

    Named for the spit right here on the peninsula.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 496Day 496 — Hurricane RidgeFull day · 4h planned
  2. 497Day 497 — The RainforestFull day · 4h planned
  3. 498Day 498 — The Wild CoastFull day · 4h planned
  4. 499Day 499 — East to SeattleDrive day · 3h drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests
  • Outdoor & Water Activities