Grayland Beach State Park – state parks quest #46
On a quiet stretch of Washington coast, Grayland Beach offers tons of camping and ocean access.
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Author: Lauren Danner
When I’m not out hiking, I'm either buried in a book or writing about outdoor recreation and public lands from my home near Puget Sound.
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Bogachiel State Park – state parks quest #45
Way out on the northwestern Olympic Peninsula, pretty Bogachiel is an ideal base for exploring the national park rainforest and coast, or for steelhead fishing, if that’s your game.
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Fort Simcoe Historical State Park – state parks quest #44
Lonely Fort Simcoe stands in the middle of the Yakama Reservation, an artifact emblematic of conflicting cultural ideas about land.
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Goldendale Observatory State Park Heritage Site – state parks quest #43
Newly remodeled, visitor-friendly, and staffed by a charismatic astronomy enthusiast, Goldendale Observatory is an uncommon combination of scientific facility and state park.
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Yakima Sportsman State Park – state parks quest #42
Manicured lawns, an insistent mallard drake, and a levee trail along the river await visitors to Yakima Sportsman, an urban oasis in the Palm Springs of Washington.