We sit in the shadow of Mount Rainier, one of the most beautiful places in the country BUT it’s the Olympic National Park that gets more attention. The ONP is number 8 on the list of top ten most visited national parks and Rainier is not on the list.  How many have you visited?

Top 10 Most Visited National Parks:
10. Glacier National Park, Montana; 2.4 million
9. Acadia National Park, Maine; 3 million
8. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming; 3.1 million
7. Olympic National Park, Washington State; 3 million plus
6. Zion National Park, Utah; 3.6 million
5. Yellowstone National Park, 4.1 million (note: the first National Park)
4. Yosemite National Park, California; 4 million plus
3. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado; 5 million plus
2. Grand Canyon, Arizona; 5.5 million
1. Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina-Tennessee; ten million plus

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