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Thinking of driving up to Washington this late spring or summer. Would mostly be car camping with a few days of backpacking.
Should I hit Olympic or Cascades NP? I would like to go to Olympic for some beach camping but I would guess it’s more crowded, although Cascades is probably also pretty crowded right?

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>>2859731
Unfortunately were full. Try northern California or Oregon. They have plenty of room for indecisive and vague zoomers unable to commit.
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I’m coming to your state and there’s nothing you can do it about it.
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>>2859731
The Sierras.

iykyk
Most of this board doesn't know
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>>2859779
I’m from California so I go tot the sierras a few times a year. I’m trying to visit somewhere greener this year.
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>>2859799
Go to Olympic for the rainforest that shits hella green
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>>2859815
Agree, I live here and the Olympic Park is more unique. Probably my favorite place.
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Olympics for sure, though both are good. Check out deer park campground, sol Duc, lake crescent, lake Cushman, Mt. Washington, la push, first, second beach, neah bay, ozette. Hurricane ridge. So much good stuff. Mt storm king.
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>>2859731
In spring both ranges will still be covered in snow. You should go in the summer.

The North Cascades are the coolest range in the lower 48. However the hard to appreciate properly unless you are up for serious hiking. If you do go, I would recommend this https://climberkyle.com/2019/08/29/west-mcmillan-spire/. Probably the coolest non-technical thing you can do in the park.
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>>2859731
>Olympic
overrun by jeets. hours long wait for parking

>North Cascades
least visited nation park in the US
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>>2862306
>least visited nation park in the US
It's Gates of the arctic, and it's national park
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>>2859731
There was an article recently that Oh-limp-dicks has been flooded with increased visitation and is no longer the least-visited National Shartmart.

You want to go late July-early October to be safe that snow isn't closing anything, and hit up Maple Pass. I too am a Californian invader
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>>2862306
>North Cascades
>least visited nation park in the US
North Cascades doesn't even enter into the conversation of the top 10 least visited parks. That's how bad it is.
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>>2859731
I did a trip in October and saw both. Cascades were badass but the Olympics had better diversity of scenery. I’d honestly say tart in the cascades for 2 days the drive to the Olympics and spend 3 there.there will be jeets everywhere and maple pass is a tourist trap
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>>2862517
Sleep on the road near the trailhead and get to trailhead at dawn. There were lots of cars alrdy but I saw almost nobody until the top. Only saw 1 jeet family

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