Pacific Pines State Park – state parks quest #18
Tiny Pacific Pines State Park offers something critical for recreation in Washington State: public access to the beach.
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Category: Washington state parks
I’m on a quest to visit all of Washington’s 100+ state parks. This is where I write about my experiences in some of the state’s most beautiful, historic, and just plain fascinating places.
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Cape Disappointment State Park – state parks quest #17
Where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean, Cape Disappointment is a blend of stunning oceanfront scenery, atmospheric coastal forest, and millennia of history. Hike over the headlands, wander among wind-bent Sitka spruce, ponder centuries of human activity, or just settle down on a piece of driftwood and watch the sun sink below the watery horizon.
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Squak Mountain State Park – state parks quest #16
Less than an hour from Seattle, Squak Mountain State Park is a classic example of close-to-home nature that state parks provide.
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Steptoe Battlefield State Park Heritage Site – state parks quest #15
At Steptoe, the Indians won the battle. But a few months later, they lost the war. A tiny state park contains a whole lot of history.
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Bottle Beach State Park – state parks quest #14
A million birds stop here every year, migrating along the Pacific Flyway. And if that’s not enough, there’s a ghost town too.