Fay Bainbridge State Park

We went to this park 2 weeks ago. It was pretty much unplanned. We woke up one weekend morning, saw the 'glorious' weather (Here, great weather does not necessarily has to be bright and sunny. Even if it's gray, gloomy and bone-chilling cold yet DRY, it's still a great day) and decided to explore around the area and we came to this place with some help from our map app on our phone.

The park is a little bit smaller compared to the other state parks we've been to, about 17 acres of land but it's still a great park nonetheless. It's located on the northeast of Bainbridge Island, about 15 - 20 minutes drive from our home. It's actually a marine park with 1,420 feet of saltwater shoreline.

It has a really nice view of the Cascade Mountains in the background with a wide open field for kids to run around. Its beaches are not the typical white sandy beaches that we're used to back home in Malaysia. Almost all beaches here  in the northwest are a mixed of sand and gravels but the water is pretty clear with lots of seaweeds.
 

A short video from our trip

I'm not sure where all these logs came from but they certainly add some character to the place.

This house is occupied.

 Mother and son

 There are some logs stacked together, creating a playhouse and the boys pretended it was their home

There is a nice size playground to keep the boys busy for awhile

We hope to come here again during summer, probably set a camp and spend a night or two. There are over 30 plus overnight campsites around the park, each with a picnic table and outdoor grill. Most importantly, they have a restroom/bathhouse with hot showers, yay! I've checked that out. So we're good if we were to decide to camp here. I wish our families live nearby so they can join us.

We stopped to have lunch at Bainbridge Island downtown in Winslow. It's a nice small town with rustic charm and I really love the houses around there. It is also near the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal  . A ferry ride from here will get you to Seattle only in 30 minutes.

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