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Washington Park
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 6 am - 10 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
4 reviews for Washington Park
4 reviews in English
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Review from angela k.
Littlerock, CA
2/9/2012 3 photos
Family was exploring and driving around WA's many islands. We somehow came across this one park that had a moving dock! The dock was moving up and down on top of the ocean along with the waves. It was REALLY good but had beautiful views. While taking pictures I started talking to a father and two sons who live around the corner from the park. They said we have to drive through the Loop Rd just around the corner from where we were parked.
Talking to those 3 was the best decision I made for the family!!!
Washington Park is basically a scenic drive which proudly presents a forest of tall trees on your left and the beautiful ocean to the right. Though the route is a one way, one lane street, whoever designed the park was clever enough to make small spaces big enough for a car to fit in so that they can stop to take pictures.
There were plenty of people with their families hiking and walking their dogs. I really wished that I lived there so I can walk this wonderful trail everyday. The drive was quite long. I think it probably took us close to an hour with all the picture taking and sightseeing. It is truly incredible!!
There many different picnic spots around the huge park within driving distance. The park and picnic areas were immaculate, equipped with outdoor BBQ area and even SINKS!! now THAT i have never seen. Everything was so clean and well groomed. It's really wonderful to know that there are places where people respect and clean after themselves in public places.
I highly recommend anyone in WA to stop by here. Though I'm scared that if this place becomes a main tourist attraction, it might become dirty :(:( I hope that never happens.
Family even thought about moving here after seeing this park. That is how amazing this place is.. Just go see for yourself and you will know where I'm coming from. -
Review from Anacortes R.
Anacortes, WA
12/8/2011
Explore the best of Anacortes. Let start with Washington Park located on the western edge of Anacortes. Washington Park is a great place just to get away from the house and let the kids explore. Whatever your activity may be; camping, hiking, picnicking, BBQing, playing at the playground, or just chilling at the beach; Washington Park has an activity for everyone.
My personal favorite is taking the kids to hike loop road before 10 am. This gets their day started with exercise and time for me to meditate and enjoy the beauty around me before the day gets into full swing. The loop road is a 2.3 mile long paved path shared by cars, jogger, bicyclist and walkers (closed to cars before 10 am). The loop winds around the park offering grand views of Burrow's Bay and the San Juan Islands. The park also offers more typical hiking trails for those who like to hike which lead to the same grand views.
Sunset Beach, on the north shore is a perfect place to bring the kids for a picnic. It offers picnic shelters with barbeque pits, an open play area and a playground for the kids to run around and use all that energy they have stored from the day. If boating is your activity, Sunset Beach also offers a boat launch for those recreational boaters.
The park also offers a year round campground, with 75 campsites and 45 offering water and electrical hookups. It also offers restrooms, showers and laundry services.
For more information check out Anacortes Parks and Recreation website: http://www.cityofanaco...
Information provided by Janis McHarg and Kristine Stultz, Real Estate Agents in the Pacific Northwest. http://www.jkanacortes... -
Review from Thomas J.
5/4/2009
Wow. If you have more than an hour to kill in Anacortes, get thee to this park and drive the loop. Good views, a few trails, what looked to be great camping, and some reasonable beachcombing. Well, it's Washington State beachcombing, so you might need a jackhammer.
I'd consider this for a quick car-camping getaway if you are in the market for such an outing. -
Review from Michelle W.
Los Altos, CA
7/7/2008 3 photos
Spent a wonderfull afternoon in this park. Only explored a small portion of it, I'm sure, but was happy with what we explored. It seems to have a good balance of groomed, maintained, developed play areas with really cool play structures- even cool enough for some parents to play on- and wilder areas to explore.
We had fun catching small fish and finding mini anemones in the little tide pools at low tide & climbing the just rugged enough little cliffs/hills. The climbing "trails" were slightly too much for the 5 year old and plenty interesting for the 11 year old. I'll upload pictures of them when I get the chance.
I have to minus a star because of the bathroom situation. It is a LONG walk from the play area and the beach. Long enough to be the cause of accidents.
They have nice BBQ pits and picnic tables. They even seem to leave a wheelchair spot at each picnic table, though some of them would require some off roading to get to them in a wheelchair.
Beware of the wind chill factor, though. It was forcasted to be a high in the low 70's today, but this park felt more like 60, definately worth bringing a sweater.
