At the Bowman Bay lot: Quinn lays out the ~1.5-mile round-trip hike to Lighthouse Point and its payoff so you can decide whether to make the trek.
One to think about before you commit, because this hike asks something of you. Lighthouse Point sits out at the tip of that wooded peninsula across the water — and reaching it means a walk of just under a mile each way, call it a mile and a half round trip, down along the shore and over a narrow neck of land. It isn't steep, but it isn't short. Here's what's waiting if you go: arguably the finest view in the whole park. From the point you look straight into Deception Pass itself — the green water boiling through the gap, the cliffs, and that famous steel bridge framed dead ahead. Harbor seals haul out on the rocks below, eagles ride the wind, and the open Salish Sea runs west as far as the eye goes. If you've got the time and the legs, it earns every step. If not, no shame in saving it for next time and rolling on with the rest of the tour. Your call. If you're in, follow the trail south from the lot.