Teddy Bear Cove south of Bellingham is a nice place to do a little bit of sun-lazing or tide-pool gazing during low tide. But be prepared that the hike home may be a bit of a grind.
Evan Abell
evan.abell@bellinghamherald.com
Summer’s warm weather and longer days are approaching, and you may be looking for some outdoor picnic spots for a summer date idea.
Here are a few spots we recommend for picnics that you’ll want to explore this spring and summer:
People enjoy the sunshine and bay views from hammocks Friday, March 17, 2023, at Boulevard Park on Bayview Drive in Bellingham, Wash. Alyse Smith The Bellingham Herald
▪ Amenities: barbecue grills, picnic tables, beach, grassy area and restrooms
Several thousand people flocked to Marine Park in Bellingham, Wash., sitting on the beach and flanking the finish line to watch the last leg of the 50th annual Ski to Sea relay race on Sunday, May 28, 2023. Robert Mittendorf The Bellingham Herald
Carol and Brent Bultsma, of Bellingham, stroll through Big Rock Garden Park, Monday, April 28, 2014 in Bellingham. “It was a nice day and we were in the neighborhood, so we decided to stop by,” Carol said. THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
▪ Amenities: 2.5 acre garden, gazebo and restrooms
Owen Huckstep, 3, flies his kite in the sunshine at Zuanich Point Park on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Bellingham, Wash. A high temperature of 87 degrees is forecast for Bellingham on Friday, July 30, 2021, but the Mount Baker foothills and areas near the Canadian border will be much warmer, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle. Warren Sterling The Bellingham Herald
▪ Amenities: picnic tables, grassy area and restrooms
Fairhaven Village Green on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 at 1207 10th St. in the historic Fairhaven neighborhood of Bellingham, Wash. Alyse Smith The Bellingham Herald
Teddy Bear Cove south of Bellingham is a nice place to do a little bit of sun-lazing or tide-pool gazing during low tide. But be prepared that the hike home may be a bit of a grind. Evan Abell evan.abell@bellinghamherald.com
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