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The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Puget Sound and the Hood Canal. Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the contiguous United States, is on the peninsula. The peninsula is home to Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Olympic National Park, and the Olympic Mountains. Of the handful of temperate rain forests in the world, the Olympic Peninsula is home to the Hoh, Queets, and Quinault rain forests.
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The Olympic Peninsula is home to some of the Pacific Northwest's most fertile fishing grounds. Winding its way through the Olympic National Park, the Sol Duc River offers fishermen of all levels a chance to cast for that prize catch of the season. Winter anglers have the opportunity to fish for native steelhead while sharing the shores with river otters, Roosevelt elk and other wildlife. Or fish in the spring and summer for Kings, which run as large as 50 pounds.
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The Olympic Peninsula features over 2,132,300 acres of public Federal lands for visitors to enjoy. Of this area, over 633,600 acres are managed by the Olympic National Forest, which blankets the foothills of the Olympic Mountains and surrounds much of the Olympic National Park. In addition to the Federal land on the peninsula, there are recreation opportunities offered on state, county and private lands as well. The Forest offers a variety of recreation opportunities and facilities including: Campgrounds, Trails, Cabins, Picnic Sites, Points of Interest, Auto Tours, and Wildernesses. (Click on one of the preceeding facilities or opportunities for a quick link to recreation information).
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Police in the small Olympic Peninsula town of Port Orchard, Wash., sensed something was wrong when they approached the pickup truck sitting in the town's RV park. To begin with, its occupants were naked. Inside the truck, an even more bizarre scene: Piles and piles of mail.
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The rich diversity of the Olympic Peninsula is second to none. The dramatic coastline of the Pacific Ocean features sea stacks, wide open beaches, tide pools, and Native American petroglyphs. The virgin temperate rain forests (the largest in the world) are nurtured by up to 200” of rain and are home to some of the world’s largest conifers which can be seen draped with deep green moss as well as a multitude of wildflowers.
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PORT LUDLOW is a residential boating community with beautiful homes and condominiums on the Eastern Shore of the Olympic Peninsula. If you are a boating enthusiast who loves the waterfront and marinas, a tennis buff, a swimmer, and/or an avid golfer, Port Ludlow has it all. You can enjoy some of the best golfing, fishing, shellfish and boating in the world right here. The 300-slip marina is fully equipped with fuel as well as a marine supplies store. There are a number of homes with private docks within the harbor. Located a few hours from Seattle, Port Ludlow provides the active boater with all the amenities of a world class resort.
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