Mother Nature has shut down a portion of Deception Pass State Park. Powerful winds and high waves dumped sand, logs, and debris all over the Western Beach parking lot. It even ripped apart some of the ...

DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK — No tent. No RV. A forecast of crummy weather. It’s all no longer a problem at Deception Pass State Park. Just step inside and leave worries and the weather outside. The ...

Newsflash: In Island County, bus rides are free. Traveling the length of Whidbey Island can be an ideal winter day-trip. WHIDBEY ISLAND — Six bucks doesn’t go very far these days. But it can get you ...

Staff Report, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Jun. 23—OAK HARBOR — Deception Pass State Park turns 100 this year and in celebration, Washington State Parks will be holding free concerts and ...

DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK — Jason Armstrong wore an iconic blue “Smokey Bear” hat for 25 years before retiring as a lieutenant in the State Patrol in 2015. He now dons an olive green “Smokey Bear” hat ...

Academic Adventures begins its summer series of Deception Pass Day Camps on Monday June 22nd at Deception Pass State Park. The lowest tides of the summer help launch the first camp - Aqua-Marine ...

DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK — Families gathered Saturday under a pavilion by Cranberry Lake at Deception Pass State Park to learn about hibernation. The park and Fidalgo Nature School have partnered to ...

DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK — The Sand Dune Trail at Deception Pass State Park’s West Beach will be temporarily closed starting Monday. The trail will undergo repairs as well as restoration. The Idaho ...

OAK HARBOR, Wash. — After 13 years of craftsmanship and community effort, Valkyrie — a 60-foot, hand-built Viking ship — sailed through Deception Pass on its maiden voyage. Constructed from cedar and ...