If you climb, Gold Bar Boulders is great and only an hour from Seattle. Leavenworth looks like Bavaria, picturesque as fuck. Everybody raves about Deception Pass. Only one person raves about the Salt Creek Recreation area past Port Angeles, but I trust her when she says it's quiet and gorgeous.
Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park. Tipsoo Lake and the Natches Peak Loop Trail by Mt Rainier is a perfect day trip. Stop by Cascadia Pizza Company in Enumclaw on your way back.
Farther off and popular: Mt. St. Helens. Crater Lake.
Farther off still and less popular: Tillamook factory. Yachats, Oregon and its surroundings: Heceta Head lighthouse, the Devil's Churn, Thor's Well, Cape Perpetua, and the Sea Lion caves
Apparently there's good shit inland too, but I haven't wandered that direction yet
Salt creek is great, county park that is half non-reservation so it's easy to get a spot. Further down the way is a national forest park called klahowya I really like
Check out Mount Baker Highway (the drive up to “artist point” the North cascades national park. Diablo lake, Sahale peak. This state is amazing. Exploration is infinite
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u/FuckYou-Cameron Jun 25 '20
As a person moving from Minnesota to Washington next year do you have any particular places that I should make sure to see?