Parked by the Sunnyside Cemetery on a Friday morning.   There were still a few parking spots there and also behind the Administration building.  Walked to the Davis Blockhouse.    Then to the Jacob Ebey House where a volunteer docent spoke about the history of the area, the Ebey family, and the conservation effort that led to protecting this special reserve.    The views from the Bluff Trail were wonderful - with the Olympic Mountains to the west, Mount Rainier to the south, and Mount Baker and the Cascades to the east.   Along the Pratt Reserve portion of the Bluff Trail the hillside is purple with flowers (lupine?).

This has got to be my all time favorite beach hike! It's not just walking the beach, but also getting high above it and into the edge of the forest and around the fields around it. We started at the parking by the cemetery, part of the National Park Preserve (loo available). The bottom part by the beach is State Park so you need your Discover Pass (loo here also). We hiked the Pratt Loop, the Kettles Spur and then followed the main trail down to the beach, and after we had a nice beach walk, we finished the hike along the bluff trail. Total of everything was approx. 8 miles.  We had some nice views of the Olys poking out of the clouds. The Sound was calm and there were a lot of cargo ships in the shipping lanes. We saw an otter, in the water, where he/she 'otter' be. One eagle, blackbirds and white crowned sparrows in abundance. Many of the flowers we found today are excapees from cultivation, vetch, clover, yellow mustard, salsify and the yellow lupine, native to CA but introduced to control erosion. Other flowers, cow's clover, catchfly, field chickweed, the usual yellow daisylike flowers, seaside dandilion, cats ear and gumweed plus lots of roses in full bloom. There was a nice section of death camas and a few brodiaea. This is a popular hike, but people seem to spread out enough for some solitude. 

Ebey’s Landing is always a good choice. It’s very lush now with all the spring greenery. 
We parked at the cemetery, did a loop around the prairie, up along the bluff, down to the beach, along the lagoon, little nap, then back up to the car. 
We heard lots of songbirds and had a bald eagle fly over our heads 4 times while we had lunch. I’m not sure if it wanted some of our cheese and crackers or one of our little dogs. It was cool to see it so close up. 
We had sun, wind, and a few sprinkles. All in all, a perfect day. 

Took a noon ferry to Whidbey on a Tuesday and arrived at the parking lot with spaces to spare. I decided to hike the bluff and return via the beach. The field grass was slightly longer than I expected and I continually swatted my exposed legs with my cap in a futile effort to deter potential ticks. A beautiful warm and grey day. I continued on to camp at Deception pass, great overnight trip.

Attracted by recent photos of this trail and by some nice weather, I rushed to hike Ebey’s Landing. Started at the cemetery parking lot, and both lots were almost full. 

I only had a little over an hour for my hike, so I walked to Bluff Overlook aka junction with the loop trail, and  then continued to the right / uphill for some time. Trail is in excellent condition. Lots of birds and rabbits. Views are priceless. No surprise the trail was busy if not crowded on this sunny spring evening.