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Discover how the historic gun emplacements are slowly turning into caves by learning to view your surroundings in a new way! Ages 8+
The Cape Disappointment yurts are within walking distance of the beach.
Pacific Pines State Park provides public access to the 27-mile-long beach fronting the Pacific Ocean on the Long Beach Peninsula, a stretch of sand and storm-driven waves dedicated to public recreation.
For a walk on the beach, clamming or camping, Ocean City State Park is the place to go. Smell the salty air, watch the sandpipers, build a sandcastle and fly kites on the soft sand. Relax around a campfire in the forested campground to end a fun-filled beach day.
Twin Harbors State Park is an essential coastal vacation. Explore the trails through grassy sand dunes to the driftwood scattered beach. Soak up the sun and breathe in the ocean air while strolling the beach, flying a kite or building sandcastles with friends and family.
Cama Beach Quilters 15th annual quilt show returns at the Camano Island Marketplace
Singer, songwriter, and violinist Chibia Ulinwa thoughtfully pairs deep introspective musings, inventive melodies, and lush productions to realize her uniquely soulful sound and bring life to her carefully crafted compositions, genre-bending originals, and reimagined covers.
Picture yourself walking your dog down a peaceful beach on a Wednesday evening or at the same beach on a Saturday afternoon, wiping ice cream off your kids’ faces. If these thoughts make you smile, Tolmie could be your state park.
Throughout the early 20th century, powerful beams of light illuminated dark waterways to track ships or targets for night practice. Come see a working 60-inch searchlight in action at Fort Flagler State Park! Learn how the advancement of electricity assisted the Coast Artillery Corps in their mission to protect Puget Sound.
Pearrygin Lake cabins are located near the swim beach under the shade of willow and ash tress.
Drop by the West Beach Shelter to look through telescopes as the Island County Astronomical Society members share the night sky.
Kitsap Memorial cabins are a short walk away from beach access with stunning views of Hood Canal.
Lindsay Clark finds balance between traditional and English folk, country, and her own version of experimental folk that seems to come from within.
Since 2009, Ezza Rose has been cultivating a sound of their own. The fluidity of love, the ebb and flow of relationships, and getting caught in the machine of expectations, all are deconstructed with flowy rhythm, aggressive electric guitars, and dreamy vocal melodies.
Duende Libre is a dynamic and uplifting quintet that blends elements of Afro-Cuban jazz with Brazilian samba, American funk, and traditional West African music into a unique sound of their own.
Olivia Awbrey is a touring songwriter, composer and ecologist.
Enjoy a hike out to Cranberry Lake with Parks' staff on Jan. 1.
Twin Harbors yurts are located a short walk through sand dunes to long stretches of Pacific beach access.
The tides and currents of the Pacific Ocean have shaped the Long Beach peninsula both literally and figuratively as they have changed our physical and cultural landscapes over time. From erosion, to Dungeness crabs, to shipwrecks, we'll talk about the ever present give and take we find ourselves in, and how we can learn to look closer and start to think about what washes up on our shores. This hike will begin at the Seaview beach approach at 10:00 AM. It will be 1-1.5 miles roundtrip as we head down the beach and then back. Refreshments and treats will be available back at the approach when we return from the hike.
We pick up the story of Bessie Virginia Charawell-Jarboe-Koudal after World War I. The couple had left Fort Worden, but were stationed for some time on an island near Deception Pass. Follow her extraordinary life in Part II of this adventure-packed blog.
In partnership with Washington CoastSavers, Parks puts on three beach cleanup volunteer events a year and our first one, the Washington Coast Cleanup will be on April 20.
Twin Harbors cabins are nestled under windswept pine trees and are a short walk through sand dunes to a driftwood scattered beach.
Sitting along the shores of the Pacific Ocean, Westport Light State Park is the perfect place to stroll the boardwalk and explore the beach.
Since their inception in 2012 Jenny Don’t and The Spurs are a musical force to be reckoned with, and the intensity and energy of their live set is a must-see for anyone who enjoys spirited garage-infused country music played with sincerity and raw conviction.
OLYMPIA – With daytime low tides returning and spring right around the corner, many of Washington’s clam and oyster beaches are now open or will soon reopen for recreational shellfish gathering.
State clam, mussel, and oyster harvesting seasons vary by beach. Regulations and season dates as well as shellfishing tips are available on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) website.