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[quote=Anonymous]Hi again.  Seattle poster here.  You can DEFINITELY enjoy the outdoors in the PNW without camping.  There are cabins, motels, and hotels at the beach, on the San Juans, at Rainier, and in the Olympic National Forest.  I haven't gone camping in 15+ years, but I've still visited all these places.  This summer, I'm opting for a couple days in a cabin at Sol Duc, the hot springs.  (I'm outdoorsy but not especially rustic, myself.)

Plus, there are lots of short "hikes" out of Seattle that even your toddler could handle, I suspect.  You might want to drive up to Snoqualmie Falls, for instance.  The trail down to the bottom of the falls is less than a mile, and I always see lots of families there.

In case it's your family's thing, the Seattle area's amusement/water park is called Wild Waves, and it's about 20 minutes south of Seattle.  It is NOT a world class amusement park by any standards, but your kids may be young enough not to notice that it's pretty small and simple.

The thing you're not going to avoid in visiting the PNW is renting a car.  Both Portland and Seattle have good public transit in the cities, but you have to drive if you want to get to mountains or ocean.[/quote]

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