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>>> IF
>>> IF CABIN FEVER HAS YOU REALLY, REALLY WANTING TO GET
INTO THE GREAT OUTDOORS, WE
HAVE ANSWERS FOR YOU.
THE STATE PARKS ARE A GREAT
PLACE TO BEGIN.
ANNA GILL SHOWED US WAYS TO
EVEN SPEND THE NIGHT.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> WASHINGTON STATE HAS 124
DEVELOPED PARKS, AND NUMEROUS
PARK PROPERTIES PEOPLE CAN
ACCESS AND ENJOY ACROSS THE
STATE, AND WE HAVE VERY
DIVERSE LANDSCAPES FROM OCEANS
TO DESERTS TO ICE AGE FLOODS,
AND THERE'S REALLY A LITTLE
BIT OF SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE,
AND IT IS JUST A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY ENJOY
THE BEAUTY OF WASHINGTON
STATE, BUT ALSO TO LEARN A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR HISTORY,
AND IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TIME
TO VISIT THE WASHINGTON STATE
PARKS, BUT NOW IT'S EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT BECAUSE SO MANY OF
US HAVE BEEN COOPED UP FOR SO
MANY MONTHS WITH THE PANDEMIC,
AND SO NOW IS JUST A REALLY
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO RECONNECT
WITH NATURE, AND THE WEATHER
IS GETTING BETTER, AND IT JUST
FEELS REALLY GOOD TO CONNECT
WITH THE OUTDOORS AND REALLY
REVITALIZE AND RECHARGE YOUR
BATTERIES.
BATTERIES. WASHINGTON STATE PARKS HAS A
LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING FOR
EVERYBODY, AND WE HAVE
STANDARD CAMPING SITES AT OVER
HALF OF OUR STATE PARKS, AND
WE HAVE FULL UTILITY HOOKUPS
AT SOME.
AT SOME.
AT SOME. IF YOU'RE AN RVER, YOU CAN
CAMP, AND WE HAVE CABINS AND
OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS FOR
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET OUT AND
ENJOY NATURE BUT NOT ROUGH IT.
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE
MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER
HAS A LIGHTHOUSE RESIDENCE,
AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY STAY IN
THE RESIDENCE THAT THE OLD
LIGHTHOUSEKEEPERS USED TO LIVE
IN.
IN.
IN. WE
IN. WE ARE DOING THINGS TO KEEP
NOT ONLY OUR VISITORS BUT ALSO
OUR STAFF SAFE DURING THE
PANDEMIC, AND WE HAVE
INCREASED SOME CLEANING
PROTOCOLS, AND WE ARE ALSO
REALLY RELYING ON OUR VISITORS
TO FOLLOW OUR GUIDELINES FOR
RESPONSIBLE RECREATION, AND SO
WE WANT PEOPLE TO AVOID CROWDS
WHEN POSSIBLE, WEAR A MASK,
ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE WITHIN
SIX FEET OF EACH OTHER, AND TO
BRING THEIR OWN SUPPLIES, JUST
IN CASE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH,
HAND WASHING SUPPLIES, TOILET
PAPER, AND IT'S JUST BETTER TO
BE PREPARED, SO WHEN YOU'RE
COMING OUT THERE, MAKE SURE
YOU ARE, AGAIN, AVOIDING THE
CROWDS, AND TRYING TO SOCIAL
DISTANCE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
VISITORS ARE WELCOME TO MOST
AREAS OF OUR PARKS, AND SOME
OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE
NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
UTILIZE IN OUR PARKS IS GROUP
FACILITIES, AND IF THERE'S
LARGE GROUP PICNIC AREAS, THEY
ARE CLOSED RIGHT NOW, AND WE
ARE OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO AVOID
THE LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE
FROM GATHERING IN ONE PLACE,
AND YOU WILL SEE MOST AREAS
OPEN, AND SOME OF OUR VISITOR
CENTERS ARE ALSO CLOSED,
AGAIN, TO AVOID A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN SMALL CONFINED
SPACES.
SPACES.
SPACES. PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS GO TO OUR
WEBSITE WHEN PLANNING A TRIP
TO THE STATE PARK, AND
CHECKING TO SEE WHAT PARKS ARE
OPEN, AND MOST OF OUR PARKS
ARE OPEN, BUT THERE'S STILL
SOME THAT ARE CLOSED, AND WE
HAVE A LIST ON OUR HOME PAGE
THAT WILL LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT
IS OPEN AND AT WHAT CAPACITY.
SOME OF OUR PARKS ARE OPEN FOR
CAMPING, BUT ONLY 50%
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO
ACCOMMODATE YOU.
ACCOMMODATE YOU. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ONE OF
THE PARKS THIS SUMMER, IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT YOU MAKE A
RESERVATION AHEAD OF TIME
BECAUSE NOT ALL PARKS ARE OPEN
FOR CAMPING, AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PARK IS
OPEN AND THERE'S A SPOT
AVAILABLE FOR YOU.
SOME OF OUR PARKS DO HAVE
FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE, BUT
BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT
THERE WANTING TO CAMP, WE
DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO RELY
ON A CAMP SPOT BEING OPEN, SO
MAKE A RESERVATION BEFORE YOU
GO, AND IF YOU'RE HAVING A
HARD TIME FINDING A
RESERVATION, WE ALSO SUGGEST
PEOPLE TRY MIDWEEK, AND THERE
IS TYPICALLY A LOT MORE
OPENINGS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK, AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR
PARKS, THAT'S A GREAT