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Checking state park number SEVEN and EIGHT off our list of sixteen! I am on a quest this spring to visit all of the Washington State Parks in the three-county region around our home in south Puget Sound with my eight-year-old son Malachi. There are, indeed, SIXTEEN total parks spread across King, Thurston, and Pierce counties in Washington State. March 1st was actually a DOUBLE park day for us! We hit both Joemma Beach State Park and Penrose Point State Park on a sunny,

I am on a quest this spring with my eight-year-old son Malachi to visit every Washington State Park in our three-county region on the Puget Sound. Sixteen parks in total across King, Pierce, and Thurston counties in western Washington State. Today, we hit our FOURTH park: Nolte State Park , located just outside of the city of Enumclaw, Washington, in King County. The most notable feature of the park is also its biggest draw: Deep Lake -- a 76-foot-deep, cool-water, pictures

My eight-year-old son Malachi and I are on a quest this spring: To visit every Washington State park in our three-county region. This includes state parks across King, Pierce and Thurston counties in western Washington State -- a total of 16 parks. Our goal is to learn more about the history of each park -- most importantly, the reason for its designation as a protected area -- and, of course, to spend time in each park, enjoying the natural features, historic areas, and hi