Washington State parks over crowding

[Tom_Barb]

Today As I returned to my Island, the traffic was horrible, traffic was at a stand still for 5 miles either side of the Deception Pass State Park, simply because the parking area for viewing the pass from the bridge was full and cars were stopped waiting for a car to leave the lot so they could turn in.
Normally my commute from Burlington to Oak Harbor is about 45 minutes, today, 2 hours.

Rant over .

[ScottG]

It really is worse than I have ever seen.
I guess cheap gas and warm weather is to blame.

[Tom_Barb]

oops!

[Tom_Barb]

moses195 wrote:
Eclipse traffic?.

no
just tourists. weekenders out of the city, rude as hell, just set and wait regardless of others that may have some place to go. that is our only way off this island with out a hours drive to the south end and the ferry.

[Tom_Barb]

Neighbor just got home with his motorhome from Eastern Wa, via #2, said the normal 7 hour trip took 11 hours. traffic was stop and go from 11 miles east of Goldbar to I-5

[moses195]

Eclipse traffic?, I am at the 7 Cedar's Casino. 101 was a little busy from Sequim this moring heading east tho. Look out for the eclipse traffic, I was going to go south all the way but have decided against it.