What are you planning on doing while in the park? I think Olympic is a better tourist visit, as there are mountains, hot springs, waterfalls, a rainforest, an amazing lake and the coastline with dozens of great hikes all close to the car. Rainier is largely alpine and will get you to a glacier with stunning mountain vistas. Hi! My husband and I are traveling to Portland and Seattle from April 20th to the 29th qnd I'm trying to figure out our best options for seeing olympic national park. Any suggestions from your experience are welcomed and encouraged!! Even if you suggestion is that my plans are all bad lol. For context we would be going to the park for a full day on the 25th. If staying the night in that area. Everything related to Olympic National Park located on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. I'm planning a trip to the Olympic Peninsula over Labor Day weekend and trying to figure out the dispersed camping rules in Olympic National Park. It looks like there are quota areas (example, Hoh River trail area) - am I correct in understanding that those areas only permit a certain number of campers at a time and if you want to make sure you have a permit, you should probably make a. Members planning trips to Olympic National Park, specifically the Hoh Rainforest and Fairholm campgrounds, report that both Verizon cell service and Starlink internet are generally unreliable or nonexistent in these areas. The dense tree cover, especially in the rainforest, severely limits Starlink’s effectiveness due to its need for a clear view of the sky. Cell coverage is described as. The original RVer asked whether two weeks around Olympic National Park would work best from one central base near Port Angeles or by splitting time between Sequim and Forks before continuing down the Washington and Oregon coasts. Several members said Olympic is largely an “in and back out” park with slow, winding roads, so splitting locations can reduce long driving days. Port Angeles. The western valleys with trails are (north to south): Sol Duc, Bogachiel, Hoh, South Fork Hoh, Queets and Quinault. Queets is the most difficult due to the river crossing. Bogachiel and South Fork Hoh start a little outside the Park and are not as well known. The Hoh and Sol Duc get the most visitors. Everything related to Olympic National Park located on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. Everything related to Olympic National Park located on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. The PNW is a beautiful place to wander! From the North Cascades to the Redwoods, we've got it all: dry desert, coastal rainforests, high alpine volcanoes, deep gorges, and old growth forests. Everything related to Olympic National Park located on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.