Best places: State parks in Fort Lewis, United States

A 117-acre day-use park including a lake with boating & fishing, birdwatching & a 1.4-mile trail.

This island park with mountain & city views offers activities such as camping, fishing & boating.

Large camping park on Deep Lake offering boating, fishing & hiking in a preserved old-growth forest.

Year-round park on a canal with warm saltwater beaches for swimming & boating plus trails & camping.

State park with a beach & saltwater marsh, popular for scuba diving, swimming, fishing & hikes.

Park's 100+ acres on Henderson Bay offer mountain views & a Deadman's Island reachable only by boat.

Marine & camping park with more than 2 miles of saltwater shoreline on Puget Sound.

Park offering 400 acres on Puget Sound for swimming, camping, hiking, biking & hand-launched boats.

This park on the shores of Puget Sound has campsites, volleyball courts & an artificial reef.

Dockside camping & wooded forests draw crowds to this 43-acre state park accessible by road & boat.

480-acre park with river access featuring 2 geysers, hiking trails & a model-airplane flying area.

Year-round camping on Hood Canal's tidal flats with RV hookups, play fields & good wind for surfing.

Featuring 3,000 feet of beachfront, this park offers camping, fishing, boating & picnicking.

👍👍 The only way to this island is by boat... unless you like to swim. I did a little research online on where to put a kayak in to boat across. I came across a place near Steamboat Island but to my surprise when I arrived it was all private property. I did find a park, Frye Cove County Park with wat...

😠 This isn’t a normal state park. First of all, people charge you $5 a person to get in/park, but these aren’t state employees. Someone said the parking is on private property. The trails are horrendous since they are unmaintained. Invasive plants crowd in on all sides, mainly blackberry and ivy. We w...

State park on a charming, tiny island featuring a quaint beach & lush vegetation.

Picturesque island park in South Puget Sound offering activities such as hiking, crabbing & boating.

👍 Large area for picnics, but most folks come here to hike down to the river and all the trails in the forest. On one trail less traveled, we found an old car that had been decomposing for decades. Very cool discovery.

👍👍 Bob Bammert Grove Trail is a beautiful, quick loop hike in Capitol Forest. You get a bit of elevation gain (about 350 feet or so) and a beautiful, serene, quiet hike - when we went we were the only ones on the trail. The only negative I could say is that there are 3 downed trees (2 in one area toget...