Picnic View - April 2

Ft. Ebey State Park on Whidbey Island is a great place for a picnic and a bluff hike. The views of the Salish Sea and the Olympics are amazing.

Windy Day - April 2

A paraglider at Ft. Ebey State Park on Whidbey Island. Notice the white caps on the Salish Sea? It was a windy day. The Olympic Mountains are in the distance.

Mt. Rainier - Ft. Ebey State Park

Ft. Ebey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island has great views of Mt. Rainier, shown here, the Olympics, the San Juan Islands, and sea traffic. This photo is from June, 2017.

Olympic Mountains - December 23

The view of the Olympic Mountains from Ft. Ebey State Park on December 23 was amazing.

The state park is on the west side of Whidbey Island off Libbey Road. The views include Mt. Rainier at the south to the San Juans at the north. 

Ft. Ebey State Park, Whidbey Island

A great place to go on a sunny weekend is Fort Ebey State Park.

There is bluff hiking with great views of the Olympics and Admiralty Inlet.

There are lots of tables for picnics.

There are beaches for walking.

There is even a small lake in the park. I took these photos 5/22/2017.

Winter at Ft. Ebey State Park

A frosty February morning at the state park on Whidbey Island. The camping area is closed for the winter but there are still great views of the Olympics and many bluff trails to hike.

Ft. Ebey State Park

One of my favorite places for a quiet morning is Ft. Ebey State Park on Whidbey Island. The views of the Olympics and the Salish Sea are amazing, such as this one from January 12.

There are trails for hiking and spaces for camping, although the camping section of the park is closed in the winter.

Lake Pondilla

Lake Pondilla at Ft. Ebey State Park on Whidbey Island.

Mt. Rainier from Ft. Ebey State Park

Ft. Ebey State Park is on the west side of Whidbey Island.

Fort Ebey State Park, Whidbey Island

Fort Ebey State Park, on the west side of Whidbey Island, offers expansive views of the Salish Sea, the Olympic Mountains, Vancouver Island, and the San Juan Islands.

Mt. Rainier from Ft. Ebey State Park

Mt. Rainier at dusk from Ft. Ebey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island.

Mt. Rainier from Fort Ebey State Park

Contrails form a patchwork in this early morning view of Mt. Rainier from Ft. Ebey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island, January 21.

Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier at dusk from Ft. Ebey State Park on Whidbey Island in mid-December.

Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier catches the evening sun in these photos from mid-September.

I was at Ft. Ebey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island.

Relaxing at Ft. Ebey State Park

Relaxing, watching the sunset at Ft. Ebey State Park. The Olympic Mountains are in the distance. I took this photo in September, when the sun was still setting to the north of the Olympic Peninsula. 

Olympics in Spring

This photo is an end of summer reminder of how much snow the Olympics had this spring. I was at the Fort Ebey State Park on the east side of Whidbey Island.

Enjoying the View at Fort Ebey State Park

I wasn't the only one enjoying the amazing view from Fort Ebey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island. The Olympic Mountains are in the distance.

Hiking at Fort Ebey State Park

If you haven't been out to Fort Ebey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island, you are missing a great opportunity for bluff hikes with beautiful scenes.

USS Nimitz

I was out at Ft. Ebey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island and noticed the USS Nimitz coming north from its home port in Everett.

There were many of us enjoying the show.

Fort Ebey Afternoon

A sunny afternoon at Fort Ebey State Park, on the west side of Whidbey Island. Mount Rainier is on the horizon.