- Take an invigorating hike up Blanchard Mountain, located south of Lake Samish, to the geologic treasure known as Oyster Dome—a rounded, rocky promontory with spectacular views of the San Juan Islands and the Olympic Mountains. Oyster dome is located in the 4,500-acre Blanchard State Forest, the only place in Washington where the Cascade Mountains meet the Salish Sea.
- Beach View Farm Trail [PDF] (wclt.org)
This 315-acre farm is one of the few remaining large working farms on Whidbey Island. For more than 150 years, this farm has served a variety of agricultural purposes. Expansive views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Olympics made it attractive for development. Fortunately, the farm’s owners sold a conservation easement to the Land Trust, ensuring permanent protection of this treasured farm and forest.