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Best Seattle-Area Places to Embrace Bad Weather With Kids

9 Puget Sound-area parks for reveling in wind, fog, clouds and rain

Fiona Cohen

By Fiona Cohen

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Best Seattle-Area Places to Embrace Bad Weather With Kids

Beach View Against Cloudy Sky At Chambers Creek Regional Park
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Beach view against a cloudy sky at Chambers Creek Regional Park. Photo: iStock

Chambers Creek Regional Park, University Place

Weather to see: Wind and clouds

Flagship South Sound park Chambers Creek Regional Park offers families a front-row seat to big-sky views and weather watching. Comb the 2 miles of Puget Sound shoreline and see if you can spot Anderson, McNeil and Fox Islands through the mist. After you’ve dipped your boots in the waves and let the wind whip your jackets, cross the bridge to explore trails in the woods, wide-open meadows, a play area and local “Stonehenge” ruins.

Location: 6320 Grandview Dr. W., University Place.

Pair with: A tasty car picnic lunch of burgers and fries from local fave Lefty’s Burger Shack. 

Next stop: Saltwater State Park

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Fiona Cohen

By Fiona Cohen

Fiona Cohen lives, writes and grows tomatoes in Seattle. She has a passion for the natural history of the Pacific Coast. She has two children who still talk to her, and not just when they require transportation somewhere. She is the author of Curious Kids Nature Guide by Sasquatch Books.

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