My most recent adventure was in Sequim and it involved a wedding, don’t worry, you didn’t miss any huge news, it wasn’t mine. A coworker was getting married and I was invited. Since it was evening wedding, boasting a keg I decided to spend the night in. Since I’m cheap and Sequim is not known for its great hotels I chose to take Gladi and stay at Sequim Bay State Park.
Just like its name states, the park over looks Sequim Bay and sits on a hill side. Most of the campsites are good for tents or campers. My opinion is that it would be a bitch to get a trailer into most of the sites. That said, there is RV/trailer section, but it looked like big field. Not what I’m looking for in camping experience. Most of the sites are under the canopy of large cedars and Douglas firs and right next to each other and not very privet, but pleasant enough. The restrooms were older, but usable, with showers. The boat launch seems to a bit cramped, the web site states that there are oyster beds and I saw a bunch of crab pot’s in the bay. A long multi county biking/walking trail runs through the park and the park attendants were great. This park takes reservations and I highly suggest that you take advantage of it. I grabbed one of the last reservations a couple of weeks out and the place looked full.
The wedding at the Purple Haze Lavender Farms and was beautiful. The setting and the weather was perfect for a wedding. It was nice to see my coworker married.
After the wedding, back to the campground I went and stayed up late around the fire, drinking and talking with some of my other co-workers who also went to the wedding and decided to share the campsite with me. Once again Gladi was a great camping platform and the next morning I was up, packed and off in no time.
I took a leisurely route home checking out some other campgrounds on the way. Ft Townsend, in the deep woods, looked promising, Ft Warden, not so much. I also explored some back roads and since I just missed the ferry, Kingston a bit. Kicking back in Gladi on the ferry was great. In all a very satisfying overnight trip. I sho
uld give this area a second look, and it is much closer that I thought.
