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Deer Park, Olympic National Park Synopsis Deer Park is very appropriately named; we had several deer wander through our campsite without any fear. We even saw a doe with two very young fawn (still had spots) stroll though the full campground. The campground is located fairly high on the mountain. There are several trails from or near the campground, the only drawback being all trails from the top of the mountain lead downward. We hiked the Three Forks Trail, which was an elevation loss of ~3000 ft in 4 miles. Of course, going down means having a 3000 ft elevation gain back up. But along with a good workout, we enjoyed the plant and wildlife along the way. The meadows near the campground were bursting with color; the flowers were still blooming late in the summer. We also hiked the short and easy Rain Shadow Loop to the top of Blue Mountain, a short distance from the campground. On top of the mountain, we enjoyed the 360° view of the Puget Sound and the surrounding mountains of the Olympic National Park. Top
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Bird List Blue Grouse Band-tailed Pigeon Rufous Hummingbird Northern Flicker Hairy Woodpecker Pacific-sloped Flycatcher Steller's Jay Gray Jay Common Raven Chestnut-backed Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin Varied Thursh Yellow-rumped Warbler Dark-eyed Junco Pine Siskin Other Critter List Olympic Chipmunk Douglas Squirrel Snowshoe Hare Black-tailed Deer Pacific Tree Frog. Flower List Gnome Plant Candystick Pinedrop Pinesap Lupin sp. Common Red Paintbrush Phlox sp. Broadleaf Starflower Common Harebell Spreading Dogbane Bunchberry Edible Thistle Alpine Pussytoes Mountain Arnica Alpine Aster Yarrow Penstemon sp. Prince's Pine Columbine sp. Cow's Parsnip Tufted Vetch Fringecup Broadleaved Stonecup Wormseed Mustard Alaskan Rein-orchid Dog Orchid Rattlesnake Plantan Tiger Lily Nodding Onion Miner's Lettuce Baldhip Rose Twinflower Hellborne Lemonweed Top Information Located: Directions: on the eastern edge of Port Angeles on hwy-101 turn south onto Deer Park Road. Top
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