Grayland Beach State Park

     Our visit to Grayland Beach State Park was picture perfect!  It was very hot in the city and the beach was wonderfully cooler at 75 degrees.  We had been told by Jackie's sister that the park was really nice, in fact, her favorite.  We got there and found out why.  The park was beautiful.  All the sites were paved, level and very clean.  The site with yurts also had very long driveways with room for large RVs.  There are three loops along the beach and a few pull-through sites along the road between them.  The photo here is what woods is like along the beach.  There are a couple of loops as you enter the park before you get to the beach area that is also paved and clean, but the woods are denser and I notice that there were more bugs further from the beach.

      Jackie's sister Tammy and her husband Eric were at the campground already when we arrived.  They joined us for a hike out on the beach which was wide and flat.  Just north of the park, there is a beach access where people can drive onto the beach.  Not sure how I feel about that.  After dinner (in town at the local tavern) we came back and spent the evening sitting around the camp fire listening to Eric tell stories about their Africa trips. 

     Overall, I can't say enough good things about the park.  According to Tammy and Eric, it is one of the best birder campgrounds around.  We are looking forward to our next trip back.  To get the better sites along the beach you need to reserve way ahead of time.  We got lucky this go round.  When I go back, I'd be happy to get the same site again. 

     It's nice to have long arms when taking a "selfy"  Jackie and me on Grayland Beach Washington.