Seaside park with coastal views on the shores of Padilla Bay in Washington state.

Nice lakefront park in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood.

Pretty seaside park along Chuckanut drive, not far from Bellingham.

I like Deception Pass state park because it’s beautiful and relatively close – only 1.5 hour drive from where I live. I always take visiting relatives there and go sometimes alone, just to enjoy the majestic views.

Anyone who lives in Seattle area most likely knows about the tulips in Skagit Valley (annual event happening in April, drawing large crowds on weekends and making the traffic around…