Camping Gems - Things to Do in Washington State

Kayak the Puget Sound, watching for seals, great blue herons, and orca whales.

Ride the ferry to Bainbridge Island or the San Juan Islands.

Explore one of the few temperate rain forests in the world in the Olympic National Park.

Hike through the wildflowers at Mt. Rainier National Park.

Tour the wineries of the Walla Walla Valley.

Build sand castles and run on the beach at Ocean Shores.

Take a whale-watching cruise around the San Juan Islands.

Watch the peregrine falcons and thousands of shorebirds at the Gray's Harbour Shorebird Festival.

Enjoy a traditionally-cooked Pacific Northwest Indian style salmon dinner at Tillicum Village.

Get a view of one of America's most active volcanoes, Mt. Saint Helens.