Tag: state park

  • Camping at Deception Pass State Park

    Camping at Deception Pass State Park

    Deception Pass is the most-visited State Park in Washington State. It boasts a rugged, spectacular coastline, walking trails set in beautiful forests, awe-inspiring cliffs, and an iconic bridge that spans the namesake Deception Pass. It’s only 2 hours by car from Vancouver, and it surely deserves a visit. Summer Programs Not only does it have…

  • Camping at Moran State Park on Orcas Island

    Camping at Moran State Park on Orcas Island

    Quick Facts: Moran State Park is located on the Orcas Island, the largest of the San Juan Islands (basically Washington State’s continuation of our Southern Gulf Islands). It is consistently described as one of the best state parks in Washington, so it naturally became a prime target for our southern expeditions this year. Visiting Orcas…

  • Camping at Dash Point State Park

    Camping at Dash Point State Park

    Quick Facts: On a random January day, our friend Jenny serendipitiously dropped by for a quick visit with Tina while I was in the middle of booking some camping trips. I didn’t want to wait for the crap shoot that invariably awaits on the BC Provincial Park reservation system for booking May Long, so I…

  • Camping at Birch Bay State Park

    Camping at Birch Bay State Park

    Camping in Washington State Parks From our home base in Vancouver, we’ve camped to the north along the Sea to Sky corridor and Sunshine Coast, west on Vancouver Island (ok, technically Victoria is more south than west from Vancouver, but on the rudimentary map in my mind, the entire Island is our western shield), and…