Lake Quinault is great year-round, especially my favorite spot in the park, the Maple Glade trail.

If you are in the area a trip to Los Hernandez to take home a few trays of tamales is obligatory. We’ve made the trip over with a cooler just to load it up with their amazing chicken, pork, and when in season, asparagus tamales.

Good stand, similar to Smallwood’s Harvest outside of Leavenworth, but with antiques in the back. Decent selection of ciders and found a couple new local ones I hadn’t tried yet. Easy access when leaving Yakima. Stopped in both times on cross-pass trips to get our vaccines.

It has bathrooms, a lovely boardwalk trail, and a shop—all just two minutes off I-5. We use it on nearly every trip through the area to stretch our legs and reconnect with nature before continuing whatever road trip we are on.