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Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is a national park in United States, established in 1938, covering 3,734 km² (1,442 sq mi). It is the #11 largest of United States's 77 national parks.
- Area
- 3,734 km²
- Established
- 1938
- IUCN
- V: Protected Landscape/Seascape
- Nearest airport
- TIW · 100 km
Nearest airports to Olympic National Park
- 1 TIW100 kmstraight line
- 2 OLM103 kmstraight line
- 3 FRD106 kmstraight line
More about Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is one of 77 national parks in the United States — national park on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA. It covers 3,734 km² (373,380 ha) — about 2.4 times the size of London, making it the #11 largest national park in the United States (2% of the country's national park area).
History and protection
The park was established in 1938, 88 years ago — the first national parks in the United States date back to 1861. It is listed in IUCN category V: Protected Landscape/Seascape — a protected landscape shaped by people and nature together.
Visiting Olympic National Park
The closest airport is Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW), about 100 km away — around 2 h 11 min by car; alternatively Olympia Regional Airport (OLM, 103 km). Other national parks within reach include Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (36 km²), Mount Rainier National Park (954 km²), Bowen Island National Park Reserve and Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (510 km²) — easy to combine on one trip.
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