Olympic National Park is one of the national park system's most diverse national parks, encompassing snowcapped peaks, temperate rain forest, and windswept ocean coastal areas. The park is located on the Olympic Peninsula in the extreme northwest corner of Washington state, surrounded by the Strait of Juan De Fuca on the north, the Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Puget Sound. Although it's only a short distance to Seattle across the Sound, the park seems very remote as the population of Washington's Olympic peninsula is not great.