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Hoh Rainforest is one of the largest temperate rainforests in the U.S., located on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state. [1] It encompasses 24 square miles (62 km 2 ) of low elevation forest along the Hoh River , ranging from 394 to 2,493 feet (120 to 760 m).
Name (by alphabetical order) Location (of main entrance) Ahtanum State Forest: Yakima County: Blanchard State Forest: Skagit County Snohomish County: Capitol State Forest: Grays Harbor County: Elbe Hills-Tahoma State Forest: Lewis County Pierce County: Green Mountain-Tahuya State Forest: Kitsap County Mason County: Little Pend Oreille State ...
This range is the second largest in Washington State. Its highest peak is Mt. Olympus . A major effort called the Wild Olympics campaign is under way to protect additional wilderness areas on the Olympic Peninsula, protect salmon streams under the Wild and Scenic River Act and provide a means for Olympic National Park to offer to buy land ...
National forests of Washington (state) (8 C, 9 P) P. Pacific temperate rainforests (1 C, 24 P) S. ... Quinault Rain Forest; W. Wind River Experimental Forest
As stated in the foundation document: [12] The purpose of Olympic National Park is to preserve for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of the people, a large wilderness park containing the finest sample of primeval forest of Sitka spruce, western hemlock, Douglas fir, and western red cedar in the entire United States; to provide suitable winter range and permanent protection for the herds of ...
Natural Area Preserves, Washington Department of Natural Resources, archived from the original on 2010-01-14; Natural Area List by Agency: Washington DNR, Pacific Northwest Interagency Natural Areas Network
The Quinault Rain Forest is a temperate rain forest, which is part of the Olympic National Park and the Olympic National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington in Grays Harbor and Jefferson Counties. The rain forest is located in the valley formed by the Quinault River and Lake Quinault. The valley is called the "Valley of the Rain Forest ...
The eight National Forests within the state of Washington are: Colville National Forest [5] Gifford Pinchot National Forest [5] Idaho Panhandle National Forest [5] Kaniksu National Forest [5] Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest [5] Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest [5] Olympic National Forest [5] Umatilla National Forest [5]