Olympic National Park Visitor Center (Port Angeles)

Olympic National Park has no single entrance gate, no obvious hub — three completely different ecosystems and nearly a million acres, and you're on your own. The visitor center at 3002 Mount Angeles Road is where that changes. Rangers here can help build a realistic itinerary, the Wilderness Information Center handles backcountry permits, and exhibits cover the park's geology, wildlife, and ecosystems. The fee booth sits further up Hurricane Ridge Road; the visitor center itself costs nothing to enter.