Grand Coulee Dam: Tours, Laser Show, and the Full Story
Grand Coulee Dam’s laser show runs nightly through September 30. When to go, how to tour it, where to get the best view, and what the dam cost the river.
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Apple and Harvest Festivals in Washington State: 2026 Dates and Guide
Washington grows more apples than any other state, so when the harvest comes in each fall, it is the main event rather than a novelty. From the orchards of the Wenatchee valley to the you pick farms of Green Bluff outside Spokane, the towns that live off the crop throw open their pioneer villages, cider…
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Oktoberfest in Washington State: Every Major Fest and 2026 Dates
The oompah band hits its stride, a fresh keg gives up its first hiss, and the smell of warm pretzels and grilling bratwurst rolls down the street while a crowd falls into the chicken dance. That is Oktoberfest, and in Washington it is not a single weekend in one town. From a mountain brewery keg…
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RV for Beginners: How to Start RVing in Washington State
There’s something about waking up to a new view right out your window. It is a simple reminder that life isn’t meant to be lived the same way every day. One morning you’re sipping coffee beside a quiet mountain lake, the next you’re watching the sun rise over the ocean or listening to rain tap…
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Best Fall Hikes in Washington: 15 Trails for Peak Color
The 15 best fall hikes in Washington, from golden larch loops in the North Cascades to easy maple walks near Seattle, with distance, timing, and passes.
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Corn Mazes and Pumpkin Patches in Washington State: A Region by Region Guide
Somewhere in a field outside Snohomish, twelve acres of corn are cut into the exact shape of Washington State. You can walk from the Puget Sound coast across the Cascades and out toward the Idaho border, following more than 250 real roads and 400 towns and landmarks carved into the rows, on about four and…
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Washington Wine Harvest and Crush Season: When to Go and What You’ll Actually See
The bay doors are open and a forklift is backing a half ton bin of grapes toward the crush pad. Someone in purple stained gloves is pulling stems off the sorting line. The destemmer is running, the air smells like fermenting juice and diesel, and off to one side a fresh barrel of press juice…
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Fall Foliage in Washington State: Where and When to See Peak Color
Washington does fall in two acts, and most people only catch one. The gold goes first and high: alpine larches torching the North Cascades in the first two weeks of October. The red and orange come later and lower: maple country along the highway corridors and in the city parks, peaking in the middle of…
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Best State Parks in Washington: 16 Worth the Drive
Washington packs more variety into one state park system than almost anywhere in the country. In a single day you can walk beneath old growth cedars on a foggy island, then drive east and stand at the lip of a desert canyon carved by Ice Age floods. With 146 parks to choose from, though, the…
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Pride Events in Washington State
Most people picture Pride in Washington as one Sunday in late June, downtown Seattle, the parade down Fourth Avenue. That day is real, and it is the biggest single event in the state. It is also a small slice of what actually happens here. Pride season in Washington runs from the first weekend of June…
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Washington State Ferry Guide: Everything Visitors Need to Know
The Bainbridge Island ferry pulls away from Colman Dock and clears Elliott Bay in about ten minutes. If you are standing on the outdoor deck when it does, you get the full Seattle skyline receding behind you and the Olympic Mountains ahead. It is one of the best views in Washington State and it costs…
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Festivals in Washington State
Washington throws a party in every season. From tulip fields and lavender farms to Bavarian beer halls and a citywide celebration with the Blue Angels overhead, the state’s festivals are some of the best reasons to plan a trip around the calendar. This is our curated guide to the celebrations worth building a weekend around,…
