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Forks Washington Located in the
Heart of the Olympic Peninsula The wooden building is nestled between the Timber Museum and Loggers Memorial. Inside, you'll find hundreds of informational brochures about Forks and surrounding communities. There are also videotapes, posters and pictures for sale depicting the grand beauty of the area. And there's always a friendly host on hand to offer advice and helpful hints for whatever you might need. Logging & Mill Tours, offered at no cost by the Forks Chamber of Commerce, leave from the Forks Visitor Center promptly at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from May through September each year. The 2 1/2 to 3 hour tour provides you with a view into the logging industry in the Forks area. Each tour, led by a volunteer experienced in logging and local forestry, is unique. The tour usually includes a visit to a working mill & logging sites as well as being jam packed with valuable information about forestry and logging. Reservations are strongly encouraged as the tours fill up quickly. Call the Forks Visitor Information Center. During the summer season, the Visitor's Information Center is Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. On the, south end of Forks, between The Timber Museum and Tillicum Park, is the new Transit Center with the Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park information center. Buses to Port Angeles connect here with the Olympic Connection Bus that plies a route from Forks to Amanda Park at Lake Quinault with stops in between. Forks has continued to grow insize and beauty over the years as its citizens remain committed to their West End community. Here you will find modern motels, comfortable bed and breakfasts, a variety of restaurants, grocery stores, unique gift shops, a minimall and many other stores for your shopping convenience when you visit the "Rest of the Olympic Peninsula." |
