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I am on an adventure this spring with my eight-year-old son Malachi to visit every state park in the three-county region around our home in Puget Sound. That is a total of SIXTEEN state parks across King, Pierce and Thurston counties. Today, we checked our SIXTH state park off the list: Kanaskat-Palmer State Park in Ravensdale, Washington (King County). Kanaskat-Palmer State Park is a lovely, forested wilderness area surrounding the Green River . The views of the river are

We hit our FIFTH state park of Winter/Spring 2026: Saltwater State Park in Des Moines, Washington (King County). I am on a quest with my eight-year-old son Malachi to visit every Washington State Park in our three-county region of the Puget Sound . There are 16 parks total spread out across the area covering King, Pierce and Thurston counties. We are 5 for 16 and counting.... Saltwater State Park offers 137 acres of sand and forest land. The view from the shore is quite pr

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

I am on a quest this spring with my eight-year-old son Malachi: To visit every Washington State park  in the three-county region around our home. This is a total of 16 state parks in King, Pierce and Thurston counties in western Washington. Our goal is to learn exactly what makes each park special! Why was that park designated as protected and preserved public land? Does it have a unique history? Endangered ecosystems? Dwindling old growth forest? That is what we set out to l

Gog-le-hi-te Wetlands is the kind of place you drive by on a random day and say: "Oooh yeah, I've been meaning to stop there." And then, you promptly forget about it until the next time you drive by and say the exact same thing.