Washington Oregon & the Pacific Northwest - Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast (PDF Chapter)

This is the Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast chapter from Lonely Planet’s Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest guidebook.

The Olympic Peninsula is an unblemished wilderness of the highest order, with an interior that brings to mind a unicorn fantasy novel and an end-of-the-continent coastline that makes Big Sur look positively calm. Then there’s the precipitation.

• think you’ve uncovered a real-life hobbit amid moss-covered wilderness in Hoh Rain Forest
• maps
• find solitude, but no vampires, on a mist-enshrouded beach at La Push
• transport
• drive (or hike) miles to enjoy Northwestern cuisine and a roaring fireplace at Lake Quinault Lodge
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Olympia, Olympic Peninsula, Northeastern Olympic Peninsula, Olympic National Park, Northwestern Olympic Peninsula, Washington Coast, Grays Harbor Area, Long Beach Peninsula and Vancouver.