However, TVs are featured in our family-friendly Lakeside Rooms, and Internet access is available for guests in the Lobby. Guests can enjoy the Lodge's indoor heated pool, sauna, service bar, and game room, but will find no intrusions from in-room telephones, radios, and televisions in any of Main Lodge, Fireplace, and Boathouse guest rooms. And though this grand Lodge is quite different from its humble predecessor, it continues to offer the same spirit of gracious hospitality as it did in history.Ī massive brick fireplace, comfortable furnishings, and ceiling beams decorated with Native American designs all contribute to the ambiance of the Lodge lobby. After financial backing was secured, the area's finest artisans and craftsmen were assembled and the task began.ĭay and night work continued nonstop and a mere 53 days later on Auga beautiful new resort hotel was unveiled - Lake Quinault Lodge was born. Turning this tragedy into an opportunity, lodge supporters soon made plans to build a new, better hotel. Then on August 28, 1924, a fire originating in a kitchen flue consumed the entire structure. When improved roads provided easier access, crowds from Grays Harbor often gathered there on weekends to dance and socialize. This cozy getaway offers a serene retreat from the pressures of the outside world.Īs far back as the 1880's, Olympic Peninsula travelers gathered near Lake Quinault at the 'Log Hotel' for lodging, meals, and good times. The vast and varied landscape, radiating mountain range, large lowland lakes, and saltwater beaches provide unlimited recreational activities making it an ideal place to experience the majesty of the Pacific Northwest.īuilt in 1926 and styled after Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone and Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho, the Lake Quinault Lodge reflects the spirit of a bygone era. Today, the Olympic Peninsula is a dramatic and beautiful setting for hiking, boating, fishing, beach combing and reconnecting with nature. In 1976 the park was declared an International Biosphere Reserve and in 1981 Olympic National Park became a World Heritage site. It wasn’t until decades later that the government and UNESCO would step in to legally protect the land. Nine months later, Roosevelt signed a bill creating Olympic National Park, which to this day remains a treasure countless visitors continue to enjoy. During his visit, the topic of establishing a park came up over lunch. Roosevelt visited Lake Quinault Lodge during a fact-finding trip.
On October 1, 1937, President Franklin D. The Olympic Peninsula's forests were originally designated as the Olympic Forest Reserve in 1897, Olympic National Monument in 1909, and then – Olympic National Park in 1938.
The Park includes 62 miles of wilderness coastline, the longest undeveloped coast in the contiguous United States, and is rich in native and endemic animal and plant species. Eleven major river systems drain from the Olympic Mountains, offering some of the best habitat for fish species in the country. Known for the diversity of its distinct ecosystems – the rugged pacific coastline, massive glacier-clad peaks, a temperate rainforest on the west side that receives 150 inches of rainfall annually (considered to be one of the wettest areas in the continental US), and an old growth forest with a much drier climate to the east. Olympic National Park the best example of intact and protected temperate rain forest in the Pacific Northwest.