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You can see the Charlotte skyline from this mountain peak on clear days.

The 52nd annual Switchback Scamper will take place on Sunday, Oct. 22 beginning at 2 p.m. in Summit Hill. Registration is open from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Mauch Chunk Lake Wildoner/Koch pavilion (f...

Network of trails from Wildwood Bridge to Gibsons Beach affected

Lake Angeles/Heather Park Loop remains closed

When Olympic National Park and Clallam Transit encouraged visitors to get out of their vehicles and take a shuttle to Hurricane Ridge, visitors took their advice.

PORT ANGELES — When Olympic National Park and Clallam Transit encouraged visitors to get out of their vehicles and take a shuttle to Hurricane Ridge, visitors took their advice.

(CNN) — An 8-year-old was left with minor injuries after being attacked by a cougar in Washington’s Olympic National Park on Saturday evening, park officials said.

Trackers are seeking a cougar that attacked an 8-year-old child, reportedly inflicting minor injuries, at Lake Angeles on Saturday, July 29.

In response to the incident, all remaining campers in the Lake Angeles area were evacuated.

A cougar attacked an 8-year-old boy who was camping inside Olympic National Park Saturday before the child’s mother scared the animal off, officials said.