Olympic Fun Facts

Olympic By The Numbers

Natural Resources

• 922,651 acres
• 876,447 acres (95% of the park) are Congressionally-designated wilderness
• 73 miles of wilderness coast
• over 3,000 miles of rivers and streams
• 32 named glaciers
• over 1,200 native plant taxa
• at least 16 kinds of endemic animals and 8 kinds of endemic plants
• 20 reptile and amphibian species
• 37 native fish species
• 300 bird species
• 56 mammal species, including 24 marine mammal species
• 22 species listed as Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act
• 1 National Natural Landmark (Point of Arches)
• 50 - 70 research permits issues annually

Cultural Resources

• over 650 archaeological sites
• 4 certified and 27 potential cultural landscapes
• 130 historic structures
• nearly 500,000 museum objects
• over 160,000 archival pages
• 1 archeological site eligible for National Historic Landmark status (Ozette site)

Recreation Resources

• 14 developed campgrounds
• 660 miles of trail
• 171 miles of road
• 453 buildings
• 4 overnight concession-operated lodges
• 2 day-use concession facilities
• 1 downhill ski operation

Visitor Statistics

• 2,947,503 recreational visits in 2023
• 25,328 visitors attended ranger-led interpretation programs in 2024
• 15,000 Junior Rangers in 2024
• 569,194 contacts at visitor centers and ranger stations in 2024
• 31,000 people camped overnight in the park’s wilderness in 2005
• 31 Search and Rescue (SAR) missions in 2005