Olympic National Park within Winter?
I am going to Seattle next month. I other want to see Olympic NP, but I'm not sure if it's a good time to the park after.
Is it nice (worth driving) to see Olympic NP in December?
Answers:
If you're a short time ago planning on driving around and seeing the sites, then yes. If you are planning on doing any core hiking, than snow is a factor.
I've been up Hurricane Ridge surrounded by the winter and it's just GORGEOUS up in that! They plow the road regularly so it's an easy ride up but TONS of snow at the top and gorgeous view all around. They also hold a ski, snowboard and sledding area up within and it's a great place to snowshoe as well. Here's a connection to that area of the Olympic National Park - http://www.hurricaneridge.net/
The Olympic National Park will be lovely no matter what time of year you establish to visit it. However, you must weigh contained by the factor of snow. Since it is a small clustered mountain range it will probably enjoy snow in December so it may not be the best opinion for you to travel to it. However, around it toward the base are alot of cute towns and near is a hotsprings on the west side of the Olympic National Park. If you are really interested in the wildlife and the national parks contained by Washington you should plan to come in the summer when you can explore the wildlife itself. It isn't a bleak drive though!
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