Woodinville, a small town just a half hour from Seattle, has become a destination for wine enthusiasts. It makes a great day trip from Seattle combined with Snoqualmie Falls.
Majestic Mount Rainier National Park, located in Washington, is one of America’s finest. It makes a good day trip from Seattle, but I suggest sticking around for a few days.
Tiny Ashford, Washington, is just west of the main entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. It makes a great base for visiting the park if you don’t plan to stay within its boundaries.
You can learn about Mount St. Helens and enjoy several recreational activities at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington.
The small unincorporated village of La Push, Washington, is located a short drive west of Forks. It sits on the Pacific Ocean.
The Makah Reservation is the home of the Makah tribe. It’s on the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington.
The city of Forks is the largest settlement near the western side of Olympic National Park. It makes a great base to visit the park. We spent two nights there and found it to be very centrally located.
With snow-capped mountains, pristine lakes, magical rain forest, and wild Pacific beaches, Olympic National Park is one of the nation’s best. This park in northwest Washington has almost a million acres of wilderness waiting to be explored.
Milwaukee is a surprisingly fun city on the shores of Lake Michigan. It’s got lots of attractions, historic sites, and scenic spots to discover.