Olympic National Park was once slotted in as the seventh-most-visited national park in the country. It also has made our official list of the 25 most popular US national parks. This park also neighbors Forks, Washington, made famous by the Twilight film franchise. Here you will find such popular tourist attractions as the awesome Olympic Mountain range and continental America’s sole temperate rainforest. Other highlights here include active tide pools, old-growth forests, rugged coastlines, and many hiking trails that wind amongst massive moss-draped trees.
Regular readers may recognize this national park as one of our top, underrated US parks. Easily accessible from the city of Moab, the area spans a total of 337,598 acres and offers travelers exceptional opportunities for four-wheeling, hiking, camping, canyoneering, and rafting. Indeed, with the mighty Colorado River snaking through it, this park is also a noteworthy alternative to the Grand Canyon when it comes to river rafting adventures. After all, rafting tours in the Grand Canyon can be difficult to complete since they are often booked far in advance.