Tracing the Fjord | Spring 2018

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Seal Rock Campground

Brinnon Kayak, Yelvik’s Beach

One of the few national forest campgrounds located on salt water with harvestable oysters for public use.

Dosewallips State Park

425-acre park with 5,500 feet saltwater shoreline and 5,400 feet of freshwater shoreline on each side of the Mt Ellinor Dosewallips River. Park activities include picnicking, shellfish gathering, camping, and hiking on 5 miles of Mt Ellinor trails. Park Pass required.

Olympic BEACH ACCESS National Park Head to the Shores

Hama Hama Oyster Co.

Eagle Creek

Flat beach exposed when tide is out. Warm enough for swimming in summer months. Beach access & parking pull off areas across from Eagle Creek Olympic Saloon.

Public dock with beach access on Hwy 101. Picnic areas and restrooms nearby. Close to dining,grocery and shopping.

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Lilliwaup

Stairway to beach at north opening of Lilliwaup Bay. Overnight RV camping permitted; no restrooms.

Port of Hoodsport

Excellent camping, swimming, and picnic sites, shellfish harvesting.

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Lilliwaup Bay

Nice beaches for walking and exploring with good summer water temperatures. Restrooms, camping and picnic facilities.

Twanoh State Park

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National Forest

Belfair State Park

Menard’s Landing

Expansive beach (at low tide) with panoramic views southward to the Skokomish River Valley. Restrooms and picnic tables. Stream bisects county park.

Belfair

Hoodsport

Theler Wetlands

Tahuya

Potlatch

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Annas Bay

Potlatch Beach

Longest stretch of public beach in Mason County, popular for clamming and oysters and photography. Park has camping, picnic tables, restrooms. Great for picnics and swimming, requires Park Pass.

Grapeview

Union North Bay Kayak Park

Community park offers beach access, a picnic area and portable restroom. Popular with kayakers, fishermen and residents. Located on SR-3 at the south end of Allyn.

Hunter Farms - Tourist info (and ice cream!). Walker Park

Beach access, playground, restrooms, picnic shelter and basketball court. Plenty of parking, close to Shelton. Take Olympic Hwy to Arcadia Rd, take Left on Walker Park Rd, Park is on right. No shellfish harvest.

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Allyn

Allyn Waterfront

Park features outdoor gazebo, expansive green lawns, gardens, restrooms, play area and beach access with public boat launch. Beach access parking SR-3 on the north end of Allyn.

Shelton Dayton

Shellfish Gathering

Prepare yourself with buckets, boots, license and check the tides & harvest map. Local State Parks support a healthy stock of clams and oysters for license holders – free for the taking!

ARCADIA boat launch

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Hope Island Park Oyster Bay

Beach access onto marshy estuary. Best at low tide. Popular for bird watching and salmon observing/fishing. Archaeological remains found nearby date 600 years back. Parking pullout along Hwy 101 near Mile Marker 356 and Old Olympic Hwy; near Kennedy Creek interpretative trail. To Olympia & I-5

106-acre camping park on an island reachable only by boat. Old-growth forests and saltwater marshes, features a 1.5 mile long beach. Great destination for kayakers and boaters.


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