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Park number NINE in our quest to visit all SIXTEEN Washington State Parks in our three-county region this spring! (That is: King, Pierce and Thurston counties in Western Washington) On March 30th, my eight-year-old son Malachi and I packed up and headed across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to Kopachuck State Park in Gig Harbor, Washington (Pierce County). We enjoyed this park. It was beautiful! (Everything on the peninsula is beautiful.) And we had ourselves a nice, little hike.

The quest continues: To visit every Washington State park in our three-county region during the winter/spring of 2026. This is the goal for myself and my eight-year-old son Malachi. It means a total of 16 state parks across King, Pierce and Thurston counties in western Washington State. Today, we hit our THIRD park: Dash Point State Park in Federal Way, Washington (King County). Dash Point State Park is beautiful! It is located right on Puget Sound with ~3,300 feet of sa