I have been doing extensive research on the Pacific Northwest native population at the time of the Oregon Trail. During that time it was common for the native tribes to move around to different locations throughout the year, depending on weather, food, etc.

The native population of the Duwamish area lived in a highly fruitful region. Their entire year's worth of food would swim by and be gathered and cured within about 4 weeks, when the salmon ran the Duwamish River.

The rest of the year they would sporadically hunt for game, or go clamming, when they had the urge for something different. It was a pretty chill life!

One of their favorite places to camp is now known as Alki Point, where Seattle was first founded. This was not a work camp. This was a place to camp for pleasure. Views, nice weather, water, ample fish and game whenever you wanted something a little different, easy access to the other communities around Puget Sound, etc.

I think this shows that long before the white man came to the area, the native population had a pretty excellent quality of life, and camped for pleasure.