Mystery Bay State Park - Bremerton, WA

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Mystery Bay State Park


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Mystery Bay State Park is a10-acre marine park is reachable by car or boat. The park features 685 feet of saltwater shoreline on Mystery Bay and offers a spectacular view of the Olympic Mountains. Clams and oysters can be found on the beach at low tide, and crabbing is good off-shore. The park offers one single-lane launch ramp, which drops gently down the beach north of the floats. The name "Mystery Bay" derives from smuggling activity on the island during Prohibition days. Transporting booze from Canada was a profitable and somewhat honored occupation in the remote waters of northwest Washington. Sequestered between Marrowstone and Indian Islands, Kilisut Harbor was one refuge used by smugglers to evade Coast Guard vessels. Smugglers' boats were easily hidden in the overhanging trees at a small bay near the end of the harbor. Smugglers' regular disappearance here was categorized by the Coast Guard as "mysterious," hence the name of the bay.

Facilities: Mystery Bay State Park provides restrooms and picnic tables.

Reservations: Reservations are not accepted for Mystery Bay State Park.

Best Time To Visit: Mystery Bay State Park is open during the summer from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Winter hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The park is open year-round for day use only.

Fees: No fees are charged.

Accessibility: Handicap accessibility is not provided.

Rules: Overnight camping is not permitted.

Directions: To reach Mystery Bay State Park from Bremerton start out going west on 6th St toward WA-303 for 1.0 miles. 6th St becomes WA-310 for 1.6 miles. Merge onto WA-3 N toward Silverdale for 21.6 miles. Turn left onto WA-104 W. for 6.6 miles. Turn right onto WA-19. Continue to follow WA-19 for 10.6 miles. Turn right onto WA-116. Continue to follow WA-116 for 7.8 miles. End at Mystery Bay State Park.

Address

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

7150 Cleanwater Lane

P.O. Box 42650

Olympia, Washington 98504

Phone
General: (360) 902-8844

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