The lake might be closed due to toxic algae, but this park’s gorgeous forest, monster glacial erratics, and proximity to an important S’Klallam culture site make it worth visiting. Five things about Anderson Lake State Park.
Possibly the least useful fort on Puget Sound, Fort Townsend is a much better state park than coastal fortification. Five things about Fort Townsend Historical State Park.
Explore a World War II coastal defense fortification and hike or bike around a landscape of glacial kettles at Fort Ebey State Park.
One of the few marine state parks reachable on foot, McMicken Island is a novelty on a late-spring day.
Beacon Rock has it all: history, geology, nature, culture. It’s a crown jewel of the Washington state park system.