Head to Fort Worden (www.fortworden.org), a 434-acre state park that was a former military base constructed to protect Puget Sound from invasion by sea. It’s now a multi-use conference and event center for music, arts, weddings, history, and marine science with magnificent miles of trails, beaches, and panoramic vistas of the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. Beautiful sand beach for a walk. Pets are allowed on a leash.