Mother Nature has shut down a portion of Deception Pass State Park. Powerful winds and high waves dumped sand, logs, and debris all over the Western Beach parking lot. It even ripped apart some of the ...

DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK — No tent. No RV. A forecast of crummy weather. It’s all no longer a problem at Deception Pass State Park. Just step inside and leave worries and the weather outside. The ...

OAK HARBOR, Wash. — Portions of Whidbey Island’s Deception Pass State Park suffered significant storm damage after high winds and massive waves earlier this week. A local hiker, Susan McClung, said ...

Academic Adventures begins its summer series of Deception Pass Day Camps on Monday June 22nd at Deception Pass State Park. The lowest tides of the summer help launch the first camp - Aqua-Marine ...

DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK — Jason Armstrong wore an iconic blue “Smokey Bear” hat for 25 years before retiring as a lieutenant in the State Patrol in 2015. He now dons an olive green “Smokey Bear” hat ...

Newsflash: In Island County, bus rides are free. Traveling the length of Whidbey Island can be an ideal winter day-trip. WHIDBEY ISLAND — Six bucks doesn’t go very far these days. But it can get you ...

DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK — The Sand Dune Trail at Deception Pass State Park’s West Beach will be temporarily closed starting Monday. The trail will undergo repairs as well as restoration. The Idaho ...

Jack Hartt still remembers the campsite, fire and tent from when his family first came to Bowman Bay in Deception Pass State Park when he was 4 years old. Now, 59 years later, he’s retiring from ...

OAK HARBOR, Wash. — After 13 years of craftsmanship and community effort, Valkyrie — a 60-foot, hand-built Viking ship — sailed through Deception Pass on its maiden voyage. Constructed from cedar and ...

DECEPTION PASS, Wash. - A man who went missing for several hours in the Deception Pass area has been found safe. The 70-year-old was with a private tour group and was separated from them sometime ...