State Parks Tagged With: Marine State Park

Are you a boater craving island time? Do you paddle the Puget Sound on your days off? Or are you visiting Seattle and eager to explore Tillicum village and the island or camp overnight but don't have

Doe Island Marine State Park is a tiny dot on the map next to Orcas Island, but as an island destination, you could not ask for more. Once on terra firma, the island's 0.3-mile perimeter loop is a s

Hope Island Marine State Park is a special place to those who live in the greater Olympia-Shelton-Hoodsport area. These communities share their treasure with the hope that visitors approach the island

A quick paddle or boat ride will get you to Hope Island State Park between La Conner and Whidbey Island on Skagit Bay. Once on the island, quiet hikes through forest and wildland meadows will charm yo

James Island Marine State Park sits low on the horizon, small and unassuming next to its neighbors in the San Juan archipelago. This tiny marine state park, accessible only by boat, may be the ideal r

When you dock at Jones Island, your welcoming committee wagon may include otters and deer. Among the most enchanting of the San Juan Islands, Jones Island Marine State Park is the place to let your h

Imagine a green fairy forest of moss-covered rocks, cedar trees with human-sized hollows, black licorice slugs that look like tiny tire treads and a paradise cove with swirling sandstone formations.

McMicken Island is so small, you could easily miss it. But boaters who love Puget Sound would not want to miss it. This small state park, in the fold of Harstine Island, is only reachable by boat. Low

Turning into Active Cove between Patos and Little Patos islands, you'll feel like you're landing on the moon. A pebble beach leads to a bare, gray, rocky outcropping. Once you have beached your craft

An itty-bitty island hides in plain sight, between Pearl Island and Roche Harbor in the San Juan archipelago. Posey Island Marine State Park is popular with kayak groups and porpoises, but, depending

Whether you're chasing a warm pebble beach, a grassy meadow or a green forest, you'll find it at Saddlebag Island. Among the easternmost of the San Juan Islands, Saddlebag sits between Padilla Bay an

Skagit Island Marine State Park has the feel of the San Juan Islands but is closer and more accessible to most Puget Sound area locations. Located within kayaking distance of Cornet Bay in Deception P

Picture an island with turquoise inlets and craggy coves. The northern San Juan Islands may not come to mind at first, but Stuart Island Marine State Park could surprise you. Stuart Island, near the

Would you rather sail than drive on your next vacation? Check out Sucia Island Marine State Park. Among the northernmost of the San Juan Islands, this horseshoe-shaped island is accessible only by wa