What makes Washington “the Evergreen State”? Millions of acres of national parks, wilderness areas, forests, recreation and scenic areas, state forests and parks, reserves and preserves. Washington’s forests are diverse ecosystems densely populated with cedar, hemlock, Douglas fir, pine, spruce and other evergreens, with just enough deciduous trees to make fall spectacular.
Old-growth forests still stand tall in places like Olympic National Park, where you can look out from the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center and see a rare and beautiful panorama of old-growth–covered mountains and river valleys. And in places like the Hoh Rainforest, an environment so beautiful and otherworldly you have to see it to believe it—and even then, you won’t believe it.
If you love scenery with greenery, Washington is the place to be.
