Marrowstone Island Another state park, Fort Flagler, is at the tip of nearby Marrowstone Island. It also offers beach access and picnic grounds, hiking trails and camping.
Tri-Area An excellent view of Naval Magazine Indian Island can be found in Port Hadlock. The island holds a Navy ammunition station with a tall crane that’s one of the county’s tallest structures. To the west, Chimacum is known chiefly for its dairy farms, spreading across Chimacum Valley. Nearby is Port Ludlow, which boasts the Northwest’s top-rated championship golf course and the Resort at Port Ludlow.
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Traveling south, visitors reach Quilcene, famed for its oyster production, with beds visible along Hood Canal. The Quilcene National Fish Hatchery is two miles south of town on U.S. Highway 101. Many hiking trails wind through areas of Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park, weather permitting. Quilcene Ranger Station on U.S. 101 has maps and trail information. Mount Walker, the easternmost summit of the Olympic Mountains, offers one of the most fantastic views of Puget Sound. Mount Walker Viewpoint Road is five miles south of Quilcene on Walker Pass, at an elevation of 727 feet. Depending on weather conditions, visitors can drive a steep and winding road to the twin viewpoints or park at the base for a two-mile hike. Farther south is Brinnon, another community known for its shellfish. The Whitney Gardens, with more than 70 species and 300 hybrid varieties of rhododendrons, the state flower, is located there. VG.
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If you drive a large motor home or pull a trailer, the driving tour may not be suitable because some of the streets are narrow, steep and require sharp turns. With its original buildings now restored for use as park, conference and entertainment facilities, Fort Worden State Park offers an insight into the military history of the area during the first half of the 20th century. Downtown, visitors may feel as though the main thoroughfare, Water Street, came out of an old-fashioned Hollywood movie. But art galleries, chic clothing boutiques and fine china shops make the window shopper feel like this is a mini San Francisco. Be sure to check out the seaside restaurants and cafes, where you can relax and watch kayakers paddling by or sailboats catching the breeze. On a clear day you can even see Mount Baker.
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