Family Vacation Planner 2020: Our Travel Guide for Seattle-Area Families

A day trip fits the bill for providing a quick adventure, especially if you're short on time or funds or both. Changing your scenery can change your outlook, and it's fun to discover new corners of our region. These are also perfect for when grandparents, cousins or out-of-town friends come for a visit.

• Our insider's guide to Port Townsend lists out all the best adventures for families with kids in this charming seaport town.
• For our walk-on ferry adventures to Bainbridge Island or Bremerton, you don't even need to bring your car.
• A short ferry jaunt to Vashon Island takes you city-to-country in just about 20 minutes. On Vashon, find beaches, a beautiful lighthouse, tasty food and a mellow vibe.
• This selection of local road trips has you heading north for foodie fun, south for state history, east to farm country and west for nature in the city.