This less crowded Seattle park with mountain views is an easy escape into nature where you can explore trails and tidepools, and take in stunning sunsets.
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In Washington's Cascade Range lies a body of water ripe with fish and open to multiple types of watercrafts, surrounded by national forests and trails.
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A former theme park in Seattle has transformed into an equally mesmerizing destination, this time serving as a museum you'll want to add to your bucket list.
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The next time you visit downtown Seattle, don't skip this gorgeous lakeside park with plenty of places to swim, boat, walk, picnic, or fish.
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This park in Redmond, Washington is home to a community garden, a velodrome, hiking and birding trails, and family-friendly movie and concert series.
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The park has a long history of wowing visitors with its clear swimming lake, perfect for fishing or paddling, and a relaxing shoreline area for picnicking.
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The Pacific Northwest is a vacation gem containing everything from stunning hikes to urbane cultural events. Follow these unwritten rules on your next trip.
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This former aviation hub in Seattle has traded runways for waterfront recreation, inviting visitors to swim, hike through artsy paths, and admire lovely vistas.
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Take the ferry over to this island state park outside of Seattle, where you can hike, camp, paddle, fish, and spot wildlife in a scenic setting.
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Not far from Seattle lies a coastal park where you can swim, kayak, and soak up the scenery, made up of a mix of swanky houses and towering trees.
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While avid hikers and spelunkers may be familiar with some of these caves and caverns, the average tourist probably hasn't heard of these well-kept secrets.
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You'll feel like family after a stay at this stunning ranch in the Evergreen State that offers guests charming cottages, fly fishing, and gorgeous sunset views.
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This underrated Pacific Northwest destination near Seattle offers hiking trails, swimming, scenic green spaces, international cuisine, and local food markets.
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This national forest in the northern reaches of Washington is the Pacific Northwest at its most magnificent, with brilliant hiking and camping available.
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This Washington island retreat has picturesque waterfront campsites, a rugged driftwood-strewn beach, mountain panoramas, and chances to spot marine life.
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This beach park close to Seattle offers clean swimming waters, scenic trails, picnic areas, a playground, and sunset views for the whole family.
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Some of Seattle's most popular attractions might not be worth the crowds or costs. Here are the tourist traps to skip and where to go instead.
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With its close proximity to gorgeous scenery, lakes, and much more, Washington state is awash in charming mountain towns that you may not have heard of.
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Even in a city renowned for greenery, you might not associate a freeway with impressive displays of plant life. Yet you absolutely can in Seattle.
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Retirees looking for pleasant weather aren't relegated to balmy Florida, as one cluster of states is a temperate outdoorsy paradise with delightful summers.
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A quieter Washington getaway combines scenic parks, local restaurants, family-friendly attractions, and easy access to some of the region's biggest highlights.
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An hour outside Seattle sits a quiet Washington state park with waterfront campsites, rustic cabins, and a rocky beach overlooking the Olympic Mountains.
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Seattle certainly has a reputation for rainy weather, iconic coffee culture, and a deep love of nature, but there's more to the Emerald City that you'd expect.
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Formed after the last Ice Age, this 1,200-acre lake is surrounded by forest and teeming with all kinds of fish, including trophy-sized tiger muskies.
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Seattle is one of America's most picturesque cities, and this gorgeous park just outside is packed with everything that makes Washington wonderful.
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Seattle offers a lot for outdoorsy people, including this scenic park that features a lighthouse. You may even see a whale while you're there.
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Not every lake in Washington State lets you use motorboats. That's just one of the advantages of this 150-acre lake that's near both Seattle and Tacoma.
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