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Deception Pass State Park , courtesy WA State Parks

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How should the park system change?

State Parks asks public to weigh in

Should the State Parks system operate more like an enterprise-based hospitality industry, a public conservation asset based mostly on grant and tax funding – or perhaps a system of parks freely standing as community non-profit entities? What do people love about their park system, and what improvements need to be made?