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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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