Forks, Washington

Forks is a city in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,532 at the 2010 census. The population was 3,545 at 2012 Estimate from Office of Financial Management. It is named after the forks in the nearby Quillayute, Bogachiel, Calawah, and Sol Duc rivers.

For many years, the city's economy was fueled by the local timber industry but now by tourism related to the movie Twilight. With recent declines in the industry, Forks has had to rely on the nearby Clallam Bay Corrections Center and Olympic Corrections Center as a source of jobs. Forks is a popular destination for sport fishers who fish for salmon and rainbow trout in nearby rivers. It is also supported by visitors to Olympic National Park.

It is the largest community in the contiguous United States with a true oceanic climate (Cfb); Forks has no month with less than 40 mm of rain, and no month with an average temperature higher than 22 C. A large number of more populated communities, notably Boone, North Carolina and several cities along the Oregon and Washington coast, come very close to Cfb, but either have non-temperate seasons or lack enough rainfall in the summer to qualify.