On the north end of San Juan Island, nestled along beautiful Westcott Bay, find the 20-acre San Juan Islands Sculpture Park. Fun for the entire family, dog friendly, open year-round and free (please consider a donation to this lovely place) the place eloquently combines San Juan Island’s stunning nature and its deep love for the arts.

It had been 10 months since our last, well, anything really. Seeing friends, sleeping in a hotel, eating out. We wanted a break, but not endanger ourselves and others. Our getaway needed to be close (but not too close, I longed for not hearing traffic), easy to plan and feel very very safe. That’s how San Juan Island made the cut.