It almost doesn’t seem fair how many beautiful destinations are so easily accessible around Seattle. Our most recent little daytrip brought us to Picnic Point Park in Edmonds for, you guessed it, a picnic.

The park has a nice grassy area with shade giving trees and a few tables. If you prefer to be drenched by the sun, you can go a few steps further and enjoy the wide open beach area right on Puget Sound. The day we visited, there were only a handful of people there. As beautiful as it was that day, I can’t imagine why the beach wasn’t packed. But perhaps that’s what makes this such an appealing destination to those who know about it.

To get to the park from the parking lot, you will need to cross a footbridge that goes up and over the train tracks. Three or four trains passed by in the hour and a half we were there, including an Amtrak train while we were on the bridge itself. For some, the trains might be a noisy distraction. If you have kids, or if you are still a kid at heart, the trains add to the thrills of the day.