Washington

By Travelog Editorial Team · Updated August 9, 2026

Washington is live on Travelog with one destination, Olympic National Park, inscribed by UNESCO in 1981 under criteria (vii) and (ix) for its diverse ecosystems spanning ocean edge to glaciated peaks. Standard entrance costs $30 per vehicle for 7 days. The Hoh Rain Forest, one of the park's most-visited areas, receives 140-170 inches of rain a year, and its access road has a documented history of storm vulnerability, closed for nearly six months after flood damage in November 2006 before reopening that following May.

Olympic National Park's genuine ecological range, from ocean coastline to glaciers, is matched by genuine, current access volatility at its most famous rainforest, worth understanding before visiting, covered in full below.