You don't have to travel all the way to Central or South America to explore spectacular rainforests. An overlooked rainforest in Washington awaits.

Washington state officials hope revising a disaster declaration will bring federal aid to reopen the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park. In December, the Hoh River took out Jefferson County ...

Uncredited. This image provided by the Washington Department of Transportation shows a kinkajou at the Selah Creek Rest Area Eastbound in Yakima County, Wash., Sunday, June 23, 2024.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wash. — The state has found the funds to complete the repairs on the Hoh Rainforest access road. Officials are hoping to reopen that area of Olympic National Park by May.

This Lesser-known Coastal Destination Has a Rainforest, 6 State Parks, and the Longest Drivable Beach in the U.S. The Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state has it all, from sandy beaches and ...

Maps. Closings. Submit a ... and a tiny bear — was found far from its normal rainforest habitat this week at a highway rest stop amid the rolling sagebrush plains of central Washington state, ...