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Washington State’s national parks—Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades—offer some of the most diverse and breathtaking landscapes in the U.S. This guide provides an overview of each park’s unique features, top activities, best times to visit, and important safety tips. Discover where to hike, camp, and explore, along with tips for photography, wildlife viewing, and seasonal highlights.
Salmon Cascades on the Sol Duc river is one of the best places in Olympic National Park to view salmon during their annual Autumn migration.
Every year in late May and early June, a number of bald eagles come to Big Beef Creek in Seabeck with the morning low tide.
Every winter trumpeter swans from Alaska and northern British Columbia migrate to the Pacific Northwest. Here’s a bit more informaiton on these, the heaviest of flying bird, and where to find them in western Washington State.
Dosewallips State Park by the Dosewallips River is a great place to view wildlife. In particular, there’s a large herd of elk in the area.
Every year the salmon return from the ocean to their home streams to spawn. WSU offers a day of salmon viewing and education in the fall. Here’s where and when to view spawning salmon in Kitsap County this Autumn.
