Orcas Island with tween boys?
We are late in planning but now hoping for a week on ORCAS Island with 'tween boys. Didn't find anything in archieves that was specific. Would love to hear from families who have spent time there. Thank you!
May 29, 2017
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Your post brought back some great memories for me! I brought my tween son to Orcas Island a few years ago. We spent two nights on the island and camped out at the state park campground (Moran Park). We spent the two days exploring the island. We bought pottery and visited the art galleries in town. We ate tons of good food. We looked for driftwood on the beach. We hiked. There was a great skate park on the island, which my son had heard of and said was well known in the skate community. He was happy to have his skateboard with him at the time. We only spent two days on the island and didn't have a chance to visit any of the other islands. Prior to visiting the island, we rode the train up from the Bay Area and stayed overnight in Portland and then Seattle. We rented a car in Seattle and drove it to the ferry/island. We then finished the trip by driving up to Canada/Vancouver before flying home out of Seattle. One of my favorite adventures with my son!