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Postcard Image: These giant trees and REALLY old! The main enemy to the trees is wind. Cedar trees are in the Cypress family. Can you tell I came here to hear the Park Ranger talk? What a special place this is, and a great time for us!
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Are you ready to discover – or rediscover – the wonders the Washington State Olympic Peninsula offers? Are you in the mood for exciting festivals, interesting attractions and literally hundreds of recreational opportunities all within a short drive? Well then, start your adventure here!
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The Event-full Olympic Peninsula. Lavender, wooden boats, crab, shrimp, wine, music, surfing, fishing, Native American heritage, cycling, running, logging and simply having fun – these are just a few of the things we celebrate here on the Peninsula. And you're welcome to join us. Discover exciting information about these and more events happening throughout the Peninsula at OlympicPeninsula.org or at Peninsula Events, an online schedule of Olympic Peninsula events. Or access calendars through our area Chambers of Commerce:
Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce
Forks Chamber of Commerce
Clallam Bay-Sekiu Chamber of Commerce
Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce
Getting here on land.
Auto from Seattle: To travel from Seattle, take a trip on a Washington State ferry. Coming from points east, the shortest route is from Seattle via the Seattle-Bainbridge Island ferry. Once docked, head west on Winslow Way E toward Olympic Drive. Turn right on to SR 305 NE for approximately 13 miles. Turn right to merge on to SR 3 N, toward the Hood Canal Bridge. Turn left on SR 104 (which then crosses the Hood Canal Bridge) and travel 15.7 miles to a right at US Hwy 101. Welcome to the Olympic Peninsula! Continue west into Sequim, Port Angeles, Forks, Clallam Bay-Sekiu and beyond!
Auto from Tacoma: Cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, continue north on Route 16 through Gig Harbor and Port Orchard. Turn onto Hwy 3 south of Bremerton and continue to the Hood Canal Bridge.
Auto from the South: Drive west on Hwy 8 from Olympia, then north toward Shelton along US Hwy 101, or take Hwy 8, then Hwy 12, to Aberdeen and Hoquiam and follow US Hwy101 north to Kalaloch and Forks.
Rapid Transit: Several buslines serve the Olympic Peninsula. Get more information from Clallam Transit for Port Angeles and surrounding areas, including Forks; Jefferson Transit for Port Townsend and surrounding areas, including Lake Quinault north to Forks; and Olympic Bus Lines, offering daily bus service from Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend, Discovery Bay and Edmonds to downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac, as well as connections to Greyhound Bus service in Seattle.
Getting here by water.
VICTORIA BC: Two ferries offer transportation between Victoria and Port Angeles. The Victoria Express offers passenger-only service between Port Angeles, Victoria BC, and the San Juan Islands; Blackball Ferry/MV Coho provides car and walk-on service between Port Angeles and Victoria, BC.
On Washington State Ferries: Our state 
ferry system offers numerous routes from Seattle to Bainbridge Island and from Edmonds to Kingston or from the Keystone ferry between Whidbey Island and Port Townsend.
To San Juan Islands from Port Townsend: Puget Sound Express provides passenger service to the San Juan Islands as well as charters.
Getting here in the air.
Several local airlines offer transportation from Seattle to the Olympic Peninsula.
Kenmore Air: Round trip air transportation to Boeing Field from Port Angeles with connecting shuttles to SeaTac International Airport and connections to the San Juan Islands, Friday Harbor and Victoria, BC.
Rite Brothers Airlines: Charter and scenic fl ights from Port Angeles.
Mountain High Aviation: Charter and scenic flights from Sequim and Port Angeles.
As our mileage chart shows, once you're on the Olympic Peninsula, there isn't a single activity, attraction or event that is more than a few hours away. So whether you want wildlife or night life, hiking or biking, sea food or sea kayaking, you're in the center of it all!
Getting acclimated. 
The climate on the Olympic Peninsula is primarily maritime in character with cool dry summers and wet mild winters. The Olympic Peninsula has the widest range of rainfall in the United States. In fact, in Clallam County the average annual rainfall varies from 16 inches in Sequim to 130 inches in Olympic National Park (in the western part of the county.) Snowfall is heavy in the mountainous regions but many winters little or no snow is experienced at lower elevations. (Source Clallam County at http://www.clallam.net/)
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