Are you still looking to book a vacation getaway this summer but can't think of where to go? Or perhaps you're having trouble finding a place that isn't already booked? Well, look no further. We still have many amazing state parks with camping spaces and cabins available at the following locations:

Camp grounds:

• Dash Point
• Alta Lake
• Potlatch
• Saltwater
• Illahee
• Lewis & Clark
• Paradise Point

• Fields Spring
• Lewis & Clark Trail
• Brooks Memorial
• Riverside – 9 Mile
• Sun Lakes - Dry Falls
• Yakima Sportsman

Cabins may still be available at:

• Dash Point
• Belfair

Visit the website to book your reservations, or call toll free at 1-888-226-7688 (1-888-CAMPOUT).

Every Fourth of July holiday brings thousands of visitors to Washington’s beautiful ocean beaches to celebrate. Washington State Parks manages the ocean beaches. This year, a consortium of community organizations and local and state agencies are working together to promote a “Beach-Friendly Fourth” on the Long Beach Peninsula.

Community group “Not a Ban – a Better Plan,” together with State Parks, the Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau, Pacific County Sheriff’s Department, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and other local and state agencies want to ensure a safe, enjoyable time  – and a clean beach left behind. Beach-Friendly Fourth partners remind holiday visitors to:

• Use established campgrounds or lodgings – camping is illegal on the ocean beach.
• Respect burn bans. If no ban is in place, keep beach fires 100 feet from dunes and vegetation and no larger than 4 feet by 4 feet in size.
• Use only legal fireworks and only during legal hours (on the 4th of July, they’re allowed between 9 a.m. and midnight.).
• Respect neighborhoods and private property
• Use restrooms, not dunes.
• Pick up all garbage – pack it in, pack it out.

For more information, visit http://parks.state.wa.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=227

Check out these upcoming events around Washington State in July:

July 9, 16, 23, & 30 — American Roots Music Series - Deception Pass State Park.

July 16 & 30 — National Trails Day - Cama Beach State Park.
July 16 — Southeast Asian Cultural Celebration - Saltwater State Park.

July 23 — Celebrating Cultures Concert - Pearrygin Lake.