Friday, March 9, 2012

Olympic National Park in Winter?

I am going to Seattle next month. I always want to see Olympic NP, but I'm not sure if it's a good time to the park then.



Is it nice (worth driving) to see Olympic NP in December?Olympic National Park in Winter?
The Olympic National Park will be beautiful no matter what time of year you decide to visit it. However, you must weigh in the factor of snow. Since it is a small clustered mountain range it will probably have snow in December so it may not be the best idea for you to travel to it. However, around it toward the base are alot of cute towns and there is a hotsprings on the west side of the Olympic National Park. If you are really interested in the wildlife and the national parks in Washington you should plan to come in the summer when you can explore the wildlife itself. It isn't a bad drive though!
I've been up Hurricane Ridge in the winter and it's just GORGEOUS up there! They plow the road regularly so it's an easy ride up but TONS of snow at the top and gorgeous views all around. They also have a ski, snowboard and sledding area up there and it's a great place to snowshoe as well. Here's a link to that area of the Olympic National Park - http://www.hurricaneridge.net/Olympic National Park in Winter?
If you're just planning on driving around and seeing the sites, then yes. If you are planning on doing any major hiking, than snow is a factor.

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