Washington Park, Anacortes, WA, USA

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Beautiful views of Guemes Channel and Burrows Bay as seen from Washington Park and also the park's famous leaning tree (one of Washington state's most photographed tree) in the historic town of Anacortes on Fidalgo Island in Skagit County, Washington, USA during our trip on Sep. 3, 2011. Washington Park is located on a peninsula at the western tip of Fidalgo Island. The 220-acre city park features camping, a boat launch, and day use picnic sites. The park juts into Rosario Strait on the western edge of Anacortes, offering territorial views. A scenic 2.3-mile one-way loop road winds through the park's forested hills and meadows with views of the San Juan Islands and Olympic Mountains. The park offers sweeping views of Guemes Channel on one side and Burrows Bay on the other. At Sunset Beach, on the north shore, there is a boat launch, restrooms, reservable picnic shelter, playground and open play area. There are 75 campsites, restrooms, showers and laundry services in the overnight area. Picnic sites and car pullouts provide beach access along Green Point, the west shoreline. The loop road is used by cars, joggers, bicyclists and walkers. Anacortes is the gateway to the San Juan and Vancouver Islands. Downtown Anacortes has over 125 life-sized murals painted by local resident Bill Mitchell. He painted the murals over the last 25 years from historical photographs. His art is on display all over Downtown buildings with depictions of historic scenes. Pick up a free mural map at the Visitor Center located at 819 Commercial Avenue as it is a wonderful way to discover Anacortes. Anacortes is located 18 miles west of Mount Vernon and about one hour drive from Bellingham to the north and Seattle to the south. Driving directions to the park: From I-5 take Highway 20 West. Enter Anacortes on Spur 20 and take Commercial Avenue to 12th Street. Turn left on 12th and follow the signs (about 3 miles) to Washington Park. Address: 6300 Sunset Avenue Anacortes, WA 98221 USA For campsite and boat launch parking availability information call: +1-360-293-1927. For more information on the park, visit http://www.cityofanacortes.org/Parks/WaPark/wa_park.htm Park map: http://www.cityofanacortes.org/Parks/Documents/WAPark/WashingtonPark.pdf Other top destinations in Anacortes: The Anacortes Mural Project Cap Sante Marina ( http://www.capsante.com/ ) Anacortes Kayak Tours ( http://www.anacorteskayaktours.com/ ) Heart Lake Rosario Beach Tug Boat Park Anacortes Museum ( http://museum.cityofanacortes.org/ ) W.T. Preston Boat National Historic Landmark (Snagboat Heritage Center) Guemes Island ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guemes_Island ) Waterfront Festival ( http://www.anacortes.org/wff/waterfront-festival.cfm?CFID=10393091&CFTOKEN;=38871072 ) Causland Memorial Park ( http://www.cityofanacortes.org/parks/parks.htm ) Deception Pass Bridge ( http://www.stateparks.com/deception_pass_state_park_in_washington.html ) For more information visit the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce website @ http://www.anacortes.org Visitor Center 819 Commercial Avenue Anacortes Phone: +1-360-293-3832