Jul. 4—From a major expansion of Deception Pass State Park to small investments in area trails, roads and backcountry patrols, $4.1 million in grants from the state Recreation and Conservation Office ...

DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK — What better way to memorialize someone who loved the outdoors than by placing their name on a picnic table or bench at Washington’s most visited state park. The Deception ...

With more than 3 million visitors each year, Washington's Deception Pass is one of the most popular state parks in the country. And well it should be. The park's 4,134 acres have a little bit of ...

DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK — No tent. No RV. A forecast of crummy weather. It’s all no longer a problem at Deception Pass State Park. Just step inside and leave worries and the weather outside. — ...

Our family has been camping and crabbing at Deception Pass for decades. Deception Pass State Park is the most frequently visited park in the state and offers not only great campgrounds, but miles of ...

It’s no secret we’re spoiled in Western Washington — from mountains to rainforests, marine waters to lakes, farmland to prairies, we have it all. And we know it. So, it’s no surprise our state parks ...

DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK — High chair affixed to a picnic table, my daughter ate bite-size portions of shrimp scampi cooked over a portable stove before my wife and I tucked her into a travel crib ...

OAK HARBOR, Wash. — Deception Pass State Park is helping old-growth trees find new life after they fall or have to be removed. The park is in the process of replacing 375 deteriorating picnic tables, ...

DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK — Jason Armstrong wore an iconic blue “Smokey Bear” hat for 25 years before retiring as a lieutenant in the State Patrol in 2015. He now dons an olive green “Smokey Bear” hat ...

ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — Anglers and paddlers can now safely use Pass Lake on the south end of Fidalgo Island in Deception Pass State Park. Recent Washington state Department of Health lab tests show ...