While it may not quite be the Amazon, the Hoh Rainforest, located on the Olympic Peninsula in Northwest Washington, is still an important ecosystem. It is named after the local Native American tribe, who in turn named themselves after the Hoh river which runs through the area.

Covering 1,442 square miles (373,476 Ha) and surrounded mostly by the Olympic National Forest, the Hoh is one of only a few temperate rainforests in the U.S., and is home to a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees, many of which are draped in mosses and ferns.

A wide variety of fauna also call the rainforest home. Just a few of the resident species are: the Pacific tree frog, northern spotted owl, black-tailed deer, bobcats, cougars, raccoons, Roosevelt elk, and Olympic black bears. The area is also home to the endangered banana slug. (I highly advise avoiding the last when barefooted.)

There is a National Park Service ranger station and visitor center within the rainforest, from which backcountry trails extend deeper into the national park.

The “Hall of Mosses” Trail, located near the visitor center, is a relatively short walk (0.8 mi or 1.3 km) which gives visitors a feel for the ecosystem and views of maples draped with large clumps of spikemoss. The slightly longer Spruce Nature Trail (1.2 miles or 1.9 km), has signs that help identify various trailside trees and plants.

Visitors should bring rain gear; the Hoh Rainforest averages nearly 150” (3.8 meters) of rain annually.

More Info: en.m.wikipedia.org