| Damon Point State Park, a 61-acre day-use park, is the southeastern tip of the Ocean Shores Peninsula. The park consists of a one-mile-long, half-mile-wide stretch of land jutting out into the sea. Damon Point is a textbook example of accreted land, and is one of the few remaining nesting sites of the snowy plover. The Ocean Shores Interpretive Center, in the town of Ocean Shores, displays some detailed history and photos of the Point. This park features a one-mile walkable strip of land to the end of Damon Point, the southeastern tip of the Ocean Shores Peninsula. It offers spectacular views of Grays Harbor, the Olympic Mountains, and Mount Rainier. The point contains one of the few remaining nesting sites of the snowy plover, and is a textbook example of accreted land and natural plant selection. This is a popular site for bird watching and agate rock collecting. Rock collecting is also a popular activity, as is the one-mile hike to the tip of the point. There is room for six vehicles to park just outside the park entrance. Past this point, vehicles may not proceed (due to road washout). Visitors, however, may enter the gate and walk the road to the end of the point. The cruise ship, Catala, was brought from the Seattle World's Fair to Damon Point to serve as a floating hotel. A winter storm grounded the ship, and sand accreted around the rusting relic. The beached ship remained a tourist attraction until its removal from the point in 1980. |
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