I love Deception Pass - and even though we came on a Friday with plans to camp at Fort Ebey along the way back down south, there were no crowds or masses of people I was expecting. I was surprised - usually it's busy here, and with the pandemic, I've heard it was insane. But just some families playing in the sand, or having a socially distanced picnic, or eating a seafood shrimp boil they brought along from home that made my mouth water.
This trail is pretty easy to follow, but the signage is only okay. There are signs pointing to different places, but sometimes it seems they're missing a direction or two! Overall it really doesn't matter - as long as you wander around aimlessly along these paths, you'll find some beautiful lookouts and gorgeous scenery. Honestly you don't need a trail guide once you park at a beach (we did Rosario, but both Rosario and Bowman had parking spots at noon on a Friday), just start walking on the trail along the water. I didn't see any wildlife, but I'm pretty bad at looking along the water line. Lots of cool seaweed in the water from the viewpoints above.
Not many people masked. Some willing to pull off, some going around, but a lot of day goers from Seattle just goofing around and I think assuming they were fine without one. If you just stay by the beaches and maybe do a quick jaunt, you'll be fine to avoid people. But longer, thinner trails were more difficult to stay perfectly COVID-19 safe.
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