Whidbey and Camano Islands
No admission feePuget Sound islands north of Seattle with beaches, state parks, small towns and coastal scenery.
Transit: reachable by public transit

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You hike a bluff trail above the Strait of Juan de Fuca past pioneer farms and explore the old seaport town of Coupeville.
Central Whidbey Island, around Coupeville · Coupeville, WA
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve protects a working rural landscape on Whidbey Island, created in 1978 and run by a local trust board in partnership with the National Park Service. You can walk the Bluff Trail for views over the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Farm patterns here date to the 1850s land claims of settlers like Isaac Ebey. The reserve also takes in historic Coupeville, Fort Casey and Fort Ebey state parks.
The closest stops to Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
Puget Sound islands north of Seattle with beaches, state parks, small towns and coastal scenery.
Transit: reachable by public transit
Steps awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
The Island County Historical Society's museum in Coupeville on Whidbey Island, with exhibits on island history.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
A free outdoor sculpture park in a forest of century-old trees just east of downtown Coupeville on Whidbey Island.
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Coastal state park on Whidbey Island with historic military batteries, a 1903 lighthouse, beaches, and trails.
3.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Waterfront state park on Puget Sound with forest trails, rocky beaches, and camping.
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Old-growth forest and tidelands on the west side of Whidbey Island, with views across Admiralty Inlet.
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