Fort Townsend Historical State Park — Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021

This network of easy trails through the woods (and down to the shore) was a good place to hike on a hot day, as it's almost completely shaded. The eastern side of the park includes numerous interpretive signs about the local plants and the fort's buildings (mostly former buildings -- sites where buildings and features used to be). The most impressive remaining structure is the torpedo x-ray tower, which we considered the highlight of the park. It's an interesting, unusual building that's worth checking out. It's labeled on the park map so it's pretty easy to find. Oddly the tower seems to be located in the middle of a group campsite, so you may have company, depending on when you're there. When we arrived the site was occupied but nobody was around.