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Pacific Coast Scenic Byway, Lake Crescent Area Road Trip

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Spanning the northern boundary of Olympic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula, this scenic section of US 101 - the majority of which is two lanes - showcases many of western Washington's natural treasures. To the south lie the rugged, glacier-capped mountains of the Olympic Mountain Range; to the west, pristine Lake Crescent.

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Olympic National Park and Forest provide the elegant wooded backdrop for this scenic byway. At the halfway point, US 101 hugs the southern shore of 12-mile-long Lake Crescent, a deep freshwater lake carved by glaciers. A 1-mile trail at the midpoint of the lake leads through thick rainforests to 90-foot Marymere Falls.

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