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Insiders' Guide to Olympic Peninsula (Insiders' Guide Series)

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Insider's Guide to the Olympic Peninsula is a must. The book is well organized and the "inside tips" are great. I have purchased several books on the Peninsula, but they only give you descriptions of the hiking trails, some history and geology. That's good, but I need to know what to do when I am not hiking. That's where the Insider's Guide is great. It gives recommendations and information on restaurants, lodging, museums, stores, festivals and much more (there is some hiking information). Also, it includes websites, other reference books and phone numbers to look into more detail on the towns, etc. If you want to do anything besides hiking for your time in the Olympic Peninsula, then you should purchase this comprehensive book.

I was a little disappointed in the book as it did not meet our needs. I was most interested in "inside" info for Olympic National Park such as cool areas off the beaten track and insight into specific campgrounds. However, this book provided nothing beyond what you can easily find on the internet such as number of campsites, bathrooms, etc.

The one time we tried to use the book to find a place to eat (in Forks), we were told that the restaurant that book highly suggested had closed down 2 years ago.

Those who are going to the Peninsula to visit the towns (not the Park) might find this book a good and useful buy, but certainly did not meet our expectations.

As one of the co-authors of this travel guide, I just want to point out some of the features that make Insiders' Guide to the Olympic Peninsula stand out from other guides about the area. In writing the book my wife Natalie and I worked to find the shops, lodgings and restaurants that stood out in each town along the Olympic Peninsula - things that were unique to the community. And the same goes for the local recreation opportunities, trails and campgrounds. This book is the result not only of a year of memorable travel and research but also of our years of visiting some favorite places on the Peninsula.

We hope that others will enjoy our first edition and be sure to contact us if you know of revisions for any upcoming editions!

I recently took a trip to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, and one of the books I took with me was the Insider's Guide. I was disappointed to find that it was the most frustrating guide book that I have ever used. It is so poorly organized! Having the information separated into so many different sections makes it impossible to find anything. For example, I have a son and so I looked at the Kidstuff chapter. It's organized like an alphabet book - which is cute to read but impossible to use. Please re-organize this book - or at least re-do the index. I would like to be able to go to one chapter and find everything in a particular area, not have to read most of the book to find out what's going on in one area.
I do think the book is interesting if you have time to sit and read through the whole thing, but I found it very difficult to find things in it.