Deception Pass has been Washington’s most popular state park ever since it opened in 1922, with visitor numbers today that rival the country’s most popular national parks.

The National Park Service lent its expertise, as the Great Depression had decimated the state parks system’s budget, and the NPS briefly considered designating Deception Pass as a national park.

Visitors need a Discover Pass to park at the bridge, and you should expect some traffic - 15,000 cars pass over Deception Pass Bridge daily. Deception Pass was voted Best Roadside Attraction in ...

The Rosario Head Peninsula at Washington's Deception Pass State Park, one of the many excellent state park alternatives to Mount Rainier National Park, is another great location to explore the ...

Admission to Washington's national and state parks will be free ... Park visitors can make same-day camping reservations at Millersylvania and Cape Disappointment. Deception Pass also accepts ...