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Plus Favorite Northwest Destinations
| DOUBLE BLUFF BEACH This is our family's favorite beach accessible from the Seattle area in a day trip. Double Bluff Beach sits at the south end of Whidbey Island, facing into Useless Bay. It's a wide, sandy beach. The water is extremely shallow and warms up quickly in any summer sunlight. There's an impressive collection of driftwood at the back of the beach. Another interesting feature are the baked red bricks eroding out of the cliff-face. These come from a 10,000 year old forest fire that baked the clay soil. Take the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry to reach the south tip of the island. This is a nice, half hour trip that is interesting in itself. From the middle of the channel on a clear day you can see Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, and the Olympics all at the same time. On the way home - if you've devoted a full day to the outing - you might drive the length of the island to the north, explore some other parks (Fort Casey, Fort Ebey, and Deception Pass), and return home via highway 20 and I-5 without another wait for the ferry. (The line can be long on a late Sunday afternoon and evening to leave the island.) Dog-Friendly Beach Photo Album More Photos by Bob Kelly http://www.BobsPacificBeachHouse.com |
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