Families with diverse accommodation needs may find the Flying Horseshoe Ranch (flyinghorseshoeranch.com) an ideal destination. Centrally located in Cle Elum, the ranch has small cabins, three walled tents, five tipis and common shower houses. Two cookhouses are available for food preparation, and an outdoor pool and horseback riding keep guests busy during the daylight hours. The Bull Hill Guest Ranch (bullhill.com), located in Kettle Falls, is a working cattle ranch and has accommodations ranging from ranch cabins to executive cabins. A cookhouse with a large deck is the central meeting place at the ranch, and a horse barn is available for large group events. Activities at the ranch include riding one of 70 horses, swimming, boating, fishing, trap shooting or tossing horseshoes.
Reserve a group campsite at one of the state parks (parks.wa.gov) located across Washington. In the northwest corner, 194-acre Birch Bay State Park has group sites accommodating up to 40 campers and access to 8,255 feet of saltwater shoreline. At 170-acre Ocean City State Park on the southwest Pacific coast, two group camps are available for 20 to 40 guests and RVs are allowed in one site. The park is open all year and is located directly on the beach, just north of the city of Ocean Shores. At 696-acre Pearrygin Lake State Park, in north central Washington, visitors can swim, fish or boat on the lake and camp at one of two large group sites accommodating up to 80 campers.
Pack up and hop on a ferry to San Juan Island's Lakedale Resort at Three Lakes (lakedale.com) for a camping retreat in one of Washington's most picturesque locations. Spanning 82 acres, the resort has group tent and RV sites, canvas cabins, log cabins, an Airstream trailer and lodge rooms. Daylight activities include swimming, canoeing, hiking and fishing. In eastern Washington, Laurent's Sun Village Resort (laurentsresort.com) has cabins sleeping up to four guests and campsites for tents, trailers or campers. Boat rentals are available at the resort on Blue Lake, and beach areas are open for swimming during the day.
Seabeck Conference Center spans 90 acres overlooking Hood Canal in western Washington and is well suited for large groups. Lodging options include rooms in an 1869 vintage hotel, a three-story house with 18 rooms, a single-story unit with eight rooms and seven other structures located across the property. Three meals are served daily in the large family-style dining room, and a general store is located across the street. A smaller alternative to Seabeck is Wallace Falls Lodge (wallacefallslodge.com), a 10-bedroom log house located on 10 acres with views of the Cascade Mountains. A full kitchen is available for guests to prepare their own meals, or staff members will take on the task. A hot tub, campfires, hiking and horseshoes are a few of the many activities at Wallace Falls Lodge.
