The east side of Whidbey Island offers some fun kayaking along a beautiful coastline in the protected water of Saratoga Passage.
A good personal watercraft access point is from the public access end of Borgman Road. However, beware that low tide there exposes a very wide and very mucky mud […]
Diablo Lake is a beautiful lake along mountain highway 20, formed between two electricity-generating dams. The lake has intense colors at different times of day and seasons, sometimes dependent upon the amount of glacial flour mixed into the water from higher up. A wide open overlook is easily […]
Saratoga Passage offers beautiful views of tree-lined Whidbey Island to the west and Camano Island to the east. Waters are generally calmer than Puget Sound, and there are occasional public access points along the shore.
North comes upon several lagoons and eventually arrives at the mouth of Penn Cove. […]
Saratoga Passage is a pleasant, relatively protected expanse of water separating Whidbey Island from Camano Island by about 3 miles. A nice day paddle is to go from Whidbey over to Cama Beach State Park on Camano. And while crossing you may even see a whale or porpoise! […]
Cranberry Lake is a serene and protected lake in Washington state’s most visited state park, Deception Pass. The fresh water lake is extremely convenient to many non-lake activities that are all within a stone’s throw: campground, saltwater beach, and easy pull-up road access.
There are no gas-motorized boats allowed on […]
The Whidbey Island coast is beautiful on the southeast side of Coupeville in Saratoga Passage. It is heavily forested with few homes visible, especially when hugging close to shore. Views span up and down the passage, over to Camano Island, and out to Mt Baker. Wandering further […]
Cape Disappointment State Park has many things to offer and is a great getaway on the Washington coast. It is located at the mouth of the huge Columbia River that spills into the Pacific Ocean, bounded by a protected inland bay on one side and the crashing waves of […]