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Deception Pass State Park
- Established
- 1922
- Acreage
- 4,134 · 4,134 acres across Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands
- Location
- Island and Skagit Counties, WA between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island
- Key features
- 1935 Deception Pass Bridge (180 ft above the strait); 14.6 miles of saltwater shoreline; three freshwater lakes; old-growth coastal forest; tidepools and rocky beaches
- Activities
- Hiking (38 miles of trails), camping (300+ sites), boating, kayaking, scuba diving, fishing, beachcombing, walking the bridge sidewalks
- Notable
- Most-visited state park in Washington with 2+ million annual visitors; the strait was named "deceptive" by Captain George Vancouver in 1792 because it appeared to be a closed bay
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Source: en.wikipedia.org · 2026-05-08