| Jarrell Cove State Park is a 43-acre marine camping park with 3,500 feet of saltwater shoreline on the northwest end of Harstine Island in south Puget Sound. The forested island park is accessible by road and bridge and is off the beaten path. Most visitors arrive by boat. The park has campsites near the docks, as well as on rolling, grassy areas. Harstine Island Park is four miles away. Jarrell Cove provides 14 moorage buoys and 650 feet of moorage and dock space. The park is named after Mrs. Philora Jarrel, the first pioneer woman to settle on the island. Jarrell Cove was acquired in four parcels between 1953 and 1969. There is a generous population of semi-wild mallards makes the rounds every evening, graciously volunteering to eat stale bread. The quiet cove is a great place for kids to row off some energy. Onshore, there's drinking water, rest rooms with showers and trails. On the non-park side of the cove, you can visit the small, private store to replace bread supply and buy ice. |
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