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Whidbey
Island,
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Attractions
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with GoNorthwest! GARDENS
Meerkerk Gardens.
2 Miles south of Greenbank. Phone: 360-678-1912. E-mail
The gardens feature Rhododendrons
and are open 7 days a week, 9am to 4pm. Admission is $3 per person. Special
events admission is $5 adult and $4 seniors. Children are free when
accompanied by an adult. The best time to visit the Gardens is in early spring.
PERFORMING ARTS
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts.
565 Camano Avenue, P.O. Box 52, Langley, WA 98260. Phone:
360-221-8268; Toll-free: 1-800-638-7631. E-mail
A performing art center providing live theatre performances including plays, dance music, concerts, workshops, exhibits and more.
The
Whidbey Playhouse. 730 S.E. Midway Boulevard, P.O. Box 571, Oak
Harbor, WA 98277. Phone: 360-679-2237; Toll-free:
1-800-606-PLAY. E-mail
STATE PARKS
Deception
Pass State Park - 10 miles north of Oak Harbor
A 4,134-acre marine and camping park with 77,000 feet of saltwater
shoreline, and 33,900 feet of freshwater shoreline on four lakes. Rugged
cliffs drop to meet the turbulent waters of Deception Pass. The park is
outstanding for breath-taking views, old-growth forests and abundant
wildlife.
Fort
Casey State Park - 4 miles south of Coupeville
A 467-acre marine camping park with
a lighthouse and sweeping views of Admiralty Inlet and the Strait of Juan de
Fuca. A coast artillery post features two historic guns on display. The park
features 10,810 feet of saltwater shoreline on Puget
Sound (Admiralty Inlet), and includes Keystone Spit, a two-mile-plus
stretch of land separating Admiralty Inlet and Crocket Lake.
Fort
Ebey State Park - 2 miles north of Coupeville, and 8 miles south of Oak
Harbor
The 645-acre camping park was originally built as a coastal defense fort
in World War II. Concrete platforms mark gun locations. The park has two
miles of saltwater shoreline on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a freshwater
lake for fishing, and miles of hiking and biking trails.
Joseph
Whidbey State Park - 3 miles west of Oak Harbor
A 112-acre day-use park with 3,100 feet of saltwater shoreline on the
Strait of Juan De Fuca. The scenery is beautiful, views are magnificent,
wildlife is everywhere and the beach is one of the grandest on Whidbey
Island.
South
Whidbey Island State Park - 7 miles north of Freeland on Smuggler's Cove
Road
A 347-acre camping park with 4,500 feet of saltwater shoreline on
Admiralty Inlet. Park features include old-growth forest, tidelands for
crabbing and clamming, campsites secluded by lush, forest undergrowth and
breathtaking views of the Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains. The park offers
a unique outdoor experience.
Ebey's Landing
National Historical Reserve
This links to the National Park Service's page on the 25 square mile historical reserve,
the first of its kind in the US, which encompasses a mixture of federal, state, county and
private property, all managed in a way that preserves its historic essence. Within
Ebey's Landing NHR, are Fort Ebey State Park, Fort Casey State Park, and the historic
waterfront town of Coupeville, one of the oldest towns in Washington State.
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The Whidbey Island Map
will help you locate cities, towns and
highwayss.
The Pocket Guide
to Seattle and Surrounding Areas
by Duse McLean
June 1998, Paperback, 6th edition, (non-fiction)
Combines current information with historical events.
Extensive index, maps and line drawings. Great glossary of local terms. Order now... 
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