Otherwise I’d have had to wait 20 minutes for the next one. One slot was already taken so I made it on the first 578 to arrive, phew. Most Seattle buses have three slots on the bike rack, but the tour bus style Sound Transit coaches - like the 578 - only have two. Manchester State Park, like the other two, relies on a ferry ride which didn’t seem like something that would pair well with rushing to the train in the morning.Ī non-ferry spot close to Seattle I’d love to camp at someday is Tolt MacDonald, but it seemed quite far from the train station which led to my idea to check out campgrounds close to one of the next couple stations down, Tukwila or Tacoma.Įnter Dash Point State Park! I had to bring a bus-friendly bike to begin with, so I could bus with the kids to the Portland train station so I decided that rather than bike three hours to a new-to-me campground and arrive after dark I pedaled just a few blocks from Seattle’s King Street Station to catch Sound Transit 578 Seattle to Federal Way/Puyallup. And Illahee State Park Campground is closed for sewer repair work (and the Illahee Hiker/Biker sites are closed indefinitely for renovation). But without kids it can feel like a parking lot. I love camping at Fay Bainbridge Park with the kids - the beach, play structure, and summer owl show are awesome. I had the bright idea to camp overnight, but all my familiar spots didn’t seem to fit the bill very well. My friend invited me to stay at her house even though she’d be away, but that didn’t seem as fun as having her home (and to tell the truth, she lives around the corner from our old place and I wasn’t eager to climb my old hills now that I’m a grateful flatlander). When we haven’t been able to travel early enough for a same-day train I’ve brought a bike along and stayed at a friend’s house, but no one was staying in town for the three-day weekend. For these trips I carry them the eight miles to our train station on my cargo bike and leave it locked with every lock we own until I come back to it at night. Lately we’ve been leaving early enough that I can catch a train back home to Portland the same day. Once a month I deliver my kids to Seattle via Amtrak train so they can spend some quality time with their dad. Here’s my Ride with GPS recording of the trip and my Strava recording of the trip. My full trip is posted on my Ride with GPS Ride Report: Bike camping at Dash Point State Park, but since day one could work well for a family (reversed to get back) I’ve got it on the blog here, with some extra kid stuff thrown in. I found a new bike camping spot near Seattle!
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