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Olympic National Park Sees Busy Summer During the NPS Centennial Celebration

As America’s National Park Service turned 100 years old this year, hundreds of millions of visitors flocked to our public lands, hoping to enjoy wilderness, recreation and outside exploration. Out in the corner of the Pacific Northwest, Olympic National Park had a busy summer, seeing large number of visitors exploring the rainforests, beaches, ridges, lakes …

All Wilderness Camping in Mount Rainier National Park to Be First-Come, First Serve in 2016

Lightning destroys the summer hopes and dreams of thousands of backpackers to Mount Rainier National Park. You can blame the weather and our reliance on technology, I guess. According to rumors from park rangers, a lightning storm helped ruin the old reservation system for backcountry permits in Mount Rainier National Park. All who applied for …

Spending the Night: Olympic National Park’s Graves Creek Campground

“Every so often, I feel like a condensed version of a Jack London novel. I answer the call of the wild, but I can only get away for a weekend.”  Those of us lucky enough to live in the Puget Sound region know that are spoiled. Within a few hours drive, we can be sleeping …

Your Guide to the Campgrounds of Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park is known for amazing views, fantastic hiking and some of the last true wilderness in America, yet few know of all of the unique camping opportunities along the roads of the park. Spread around the region, camping in Olympic offers visitors a wide of variety of choices.

Campfire Ban in Olympic National Park’s Backcountry Wilderness

In news that should come as no surprise, Olympic National Park officials have issued a ban on backcountry campfires, including the coastal sections of the park. In a press release issues on June 24th, 2015,  Sarah Creachbaum announced that campfires in Olympic National Park will  be allowed ONLY in established fire grates at front-country campgrounds.  The ban …