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'''Washington State''' (''WA'' for short) is state in the [[Pacific Northwest]] region of the contiguous [[United States of America|United States]].
Some describe the stretch of land between [[Seattle]] and [[Olympia]] as a mean, thick, urban corridor of 200 miles of city. This implies the availability of intercity buses - you can get all the way from Olympia to Bellingham for a relatively low fare, although several transfers are needed, typically in Lakewood, Downtown Seattle, Everett, and Mt. Vernon. But the good news is that there's a funky little bus service called the CAP that runs two or three times daily from Tumwater outside Oly to [[Vancouver (WA)]], and it's only $1. Although, according to information on [http://www.digihitch.com Digihitch], there are a lot of good [[rest area|rest stops]] in WA, especially heading North from [[Portland (Oregon)|Portland]], [[Oregon]], on I-5. There is also some bus service that loops all the way around the Olympic peninsula, although unless you're here when it's pouring rain, it'll be faster to hitch.
In the state of Washington, the hitchability is very dependant on the area. Northwestern Washington (anywhere north of Everett) is, for example, extremely easy to hitchhike with waiting times averaging about 20 minutes on interstate on-ramps for a solo 6'6 tall, slightly intimidating guy (and considerably less on smaller roads). Although the urban corridor that was mentioned before can be problematic, it is nonetheless not exceedingly difficult to find someone going past the corridor in the direction of [[Oregon]]. The direction [[British Columbia]] may be harder though. Eastern Washington seems to be a bit more tricky to deem 'good' or 'bad' for hitchhiking. While the area in [[Spokane]]'s vicinity is definitely not the most hitchfriendly, in certain parts, such as the area around Okanagen, it is very easy to hitchhike. In other words: hitchhiking in Washington varies dramatically depending on which area you find yourself trying to thumb through.
Have a look at the [[Sjrideshare]] for the archipelago county of San Juan in Washington State.
If you're in the Anacortes area, definitely make a visit to Deception Pass State Park. The entrance is right on highway 20, with some great scenic views both on the bridge and the beach.
The Olympic Penninsula is exquisite and glorious, with the only certified rain forest in the contiguous states. If you take a ferry across the Puget Sound (a kind of mystical fjord that hosts the worlds largest octopi), hitchhiking the peninsula is a blast: bring hiking gear and head into the mountains for a few days. Bring a poncho: 220 inches (560 cm) of [[weather#Rain|rain]] per year here.