This summer is likely to bring bigger crowds, longer entry waits, closed trails, uncleaned toilets, uncollected trash and ...

From Spokane to Seattle, Bellingham to the Columbia River Gorge, Washington has a bounty of beautiful destinations for ...

In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these ...

The best time to visit Olympic National Park isn’t as simple as you’d think. Stick with me here – this isn’t one of those “anytime is great!” fluff pieces. Olympic National Park is a mood, a whole ...

Some animals live only in the Hoh Rainforest, like the Olympic torrent salamander that needs cold, clean streams below 55 degrees Fahrenheit. The quiet, stable conditions here have let animals develop ...

A group of Brazilian researchers has, for the first time in the entire Atlantic Rainforest, estimated the population density ...

Walk through the moss-laden trails of the Hoh Rain Forest, marvel at the massive sea stacks of Rialto Beach, and take in sweeping summit views from Hurricane Ridge. Feast on local Salish Sea ...

With an annual rainfall ranging from 140 to 170 inches, the Hoh Rain Forest is a lush, green wonderland, with mosses and ferns covering every tree and surface. According to the NPS, it is one of ...

Within the mossy depths of the Hoh Rain Forest, travelers can visit a place called the “One Square Inch of Silence” identified by nonprofit Quiet Parks International as the quietest place in ...

Another good bet is the “Hall Of Mosses” trail in the Hoh Rain Forest, a 24-square-mile temperate rainforest so laden with moss and trees that you’ll feel a palpable hush as soon as you enter.

When the parking lot fills up at the Hoh Rain Forest, a high-traffic area set to reopen in May, the fee station manages a “one car out, one car in” policy, often resulting in two-to-three-hour ...