The Outdoors section offers news, ideas and information that will help you make the most of the Pacific Northwest's abundant outdoors offerings.
Some say summer doesn't start till July 4 in Seattle. To that we say: Take a hike this May. From camping tips to fun features,...
As trails near Mount Rainier thaw this spring and summer, check out these waterfall hikes in the area (plus a miniature waterfall road trip around...
Planning your first camping trip of 2025? We have you covered. Here are five campground ideas around Washington, from Camano Island to the Columbia River...
The state's segment of Orogenesis, a bikepacking route from B.C. to the tip of Baja, was just unveiled. When complete, it will be the world's...
Just off Tofino on Vancouver Island is Moon Jelly Bathhouse, one of the first floating seaweed spas in North America. The pitch? Feeling like a...
What quintessential Seattle-area activities would you include in a Seattle heptathlon? Here's what our readers said.
Alki Beach and Golden Gardens Park will close an hour early in summer season from now on, starting Memorial Day. The city hopes the changes...
The closure will pinch recreational access to Mount Rainier National Park, rendering two of its precious few entrance points inaccessible heading into summer.
A stretch of Chuckanut Drive, or Highway 11, in Skagit County is closed after a rockslide covered the road in a wall of boulders 20...
If you've been bouldering or climbing in an indoor gym all winter and want to make the move to outdoors climbing, there are a few...
