Twanoh State Park

"Warm saltwater is a precious commodity in the Pacific Northwest. At Twanoh State Park on Hood Canal, the summer sun does the work to heat up the shallow waters. Locals have known this tip for a long while: Twanoh became a state park in 1923. With such an old vintage, the park is also a treat for architecture buffs who are fans of the rustic style of park shelters built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. When the tide recedes, oysters are there for the plucking and shucking — make sure you have a valid shellfish license. If you’re feeling sunbaked, the park also creeps up the hillside to the south with a gentle hiking trail through a mossy forest and along a salmon-bearing creek."