Visiting Birch Bay State Park was such an exquisite experience! I fed a few crows that were brisked by the cold, watched an eagle fly above and over me to land on a nearby tree, absorbed the sun’s radiate glow sparkling my face, welcomed the waves crashing on the shore from the water’s edge, and scouted out the rocks and shells on the sandy floor below. If I had to pick anything apart, I would have loved to see a grander development of the state park area, since it felt awfully short in comparison to the land it shares surrounding the coast. It seems like a lot of housing has encroached upon this location and made the state park smaller over time and became centered more so on the campground it provides than the natural beauty it displays. Despite this, I find Birch Bay to be worth the time and effort to see in a timely manner, a mid-morning walk, or a wonderful sunset stroll.