Olympic National Park offers online activities

Olympic National Park offers online activities

Each day highlighted with a theme that explains an aspect of national parks

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The National Park Service is bringing the outdoors inside.

Olympic National Park has closed campgrounds, roads and beaches during Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order, but it is offering ways to enjoy the park online and through following the park on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The annual National Park Week, which includes Earth Day, is generally devoted to encouraging visitors to explore the outdoors. This year, in light of COVID-19 precautions, each day of the week, which began Saturday and runs though this coming Sunday, is highlighted with a theme that explains an aspect of national parks.

In addition, park staff members have created thank you cards that can be printed, colored and given to family members, essential workers or other COVID-19 heroes. Find them at tinyurl.com/PDN-coloringpages.

Olympic National Park offers online activities

Today’s National Park Week theme is Friendship Friday, which provides details about partnering with the park.

Saturday is Park Rx Day, which describes how the park can contribute to physical and mental health. And Sunday is Bark Ranger Day, dealing with dogs.

For more details about the theme days of National Park Week, see tinyurl.com/PDN-npw.

The NPS Kids Portal at www.nps.gov/kids/index.htm offers activities and online programs, with virtual tours, videos, and webcams from national parks all across the country.

Park officials are asking people to share their favorite Olympic National Park memories, photos, and stories by tagging it and using the hashtags #FindYour Park and #NationalPark Week.

Olympic National Park offers online activities

Through Sunday, a special, limited-time park ranger emoji will appear with the use of these hashtags, in addition to #FindYourVirtualPark and #EncuentraTuParque on Twitter.

Starting at the home page at www.nps.gov/olym/index.htm, visitors can check out webcams, find out about science and research and get more information about the national park.

Photos are in online galleries on the website and Flickr.

Olympic National Park offers online activities

More in Entertainment

Clallam Bay Fun Days slated for this weekend

The 42nd Clallam Bay Sekiu Fun Days are scheduled… Continue reading

Jeffrey Cohan. (Dmytro Lavrinenko)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival to host season finale

The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will conclude its… Continue reading

The Tennessee Hillbuddies, from left, Conner Vlietstra, Henry Barnes and Trevor Holder, perform during a concert at McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden State Park on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Fiddle Tunes

The Tennessee Hillbuddies, from left, Conner Vlietstra, Henry Barnes and Trevor Holder,… Continue reading

The Carpe Diem String Quartet, from left, cellist Ariana Nelson, violist Korine Fujiwara and violinists Marisa Ishikawa and Sam Weiser, will open the eighth season of Concerts in the Barn this weekend.
Carpe Diem String Quartet to open Concerts at the Barn series

The Carpe Diem String Quartet will open the eighth season… Continue reading

“Morocco” by Carol Marshall will be on exhibit at Harbor Art Gallery throughout July.
Harbor Art Gallery to host reception for Art Walk

There will be a reception for “Up the Down… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts to stage ‘Lavender Legacies’

The Lavender Melodrama will present “Lavender Legacies” at 7 p.m.… Continue reading

Improvised musical slated Thursday at Field Hall

Peninsula College Drama will present “100% Totally Improvised Musical”… Continue reading

Free concerts continue on Peninsula

Free concerts are scheduled across the Peninsula next week. • Sequim Music… Continue reading

Pamela Raine's necklace collection will be the featured jewelry at the Port Ludlow Art League during July.
Port Ludlow Art League reception set

The Port Ludlow Art League will host a reception… Continue reading

Art, music and games planned on Peninsula

This weekend on the Peninsula features art, music and activities. • Mary… Continue reading

Fourth of July events set on Peninsula

Fourth of July events are planned around the Peninsula, includings arts and… Continue reading