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Best National Parks for Solo Travelers in Washington

The top Washington national parks for solo travelers, ranked by solo travelers score.

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#1 A purple and pink streaked sky over a mountain peak and forested valley.

Mount Rainier National Park

WA · 1.6M visitors/yr

Moderate Crowds

An active volcano cloaked in more glaciers than any Lower 48 peak, Mount Rainier spawns five major rivers from ice beginning at 14,410 feet.

#2 boats on the water with mountains and trees surrounding

North Cascades National Park

WA · 16,485 visitors/yr

Room to Breathe

Three hundred glaciers carve through jagged peaks three hours north of Seattle, the most glaciated terrain in the Lower 48.

#3 A herd of elk crossing a river.

Olympic National Park

WA · 3.7M visitors/yr

Moderate Crowds

Olympic holds temperate rainforest, 73 miles of wild coast, and glacier-capped peaks—three ecosystems most parks never combine.

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