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Spencer Spit State Park is a 138-acre marine and camping park situated on Lopez Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The park is named for the lagoon-enclosing sand spit on which it rests. The park has a reputation for excellent crabbing, clamming and "car-top boating." This is one of the few state parks in the San Juan Islands that is accessible by automobile. Recreational activities in the park include vehicle and walk-in camping, picnicking, saltwater fishing and clamming, beachcombing and bird watching. A sand spit encloses a saltchuck lagoon. There are 16 mooring buoys on the Cascadia Marine Trail. As Native American tribes migrated up and down the coast, they stopped at Spencer Spit to clam, crab and fish before moving on. Native American activity continued until 1946. Spencer Spit was homesteaded in the late 1800s by a family named Troxell. It was eventually sold to the Spencers who lived on the property for 50 years. State Parks bought the property in 1967.

Facilities: Spencer Spit State Park provides restrooms.

Reservations: Reservations are accepted for Spencer Spit State Park.

Best Time To Visit: Spencer Spit State Park is open during the summer from 8 a.m. to dusk.

Fees: Campsite and moorage fees are charged.

Accessibility: Handicap accessibility is provided.

Rules: Campsite check-in time starts at 2:30 p.m. Check-out time is 1 p.m. Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.

Directions: To reach Spencer Spit State Park from Friday Harbor start out going northeast on Sunshine Aly toward First St S. for 0.1 miles. Turn right onto First St S. for 0.1 miles. Turn left onto East St. for 0.1 miles. Turn left onto S Front St. for 0.1 miles. Turn right onto Front St. for 0.1 miles. Turn slight left onto Anacortes-San Juan Islands - Sidney Ferry (Check ferry schedule / fares) for 7.7 miles. Turn slight right onto Ferry Rd. for 1.1 miles. Turn left onto Port Stanley Rd. for 1.6 miles. Turn left onto Old Kelp Mill Rd. for 0.1 miles. Turn right to stay on Old Kelp Mill Rd. for 0.1 miles. Turn left onto Coyote Ln. for 0.3 miles. Turn slight left onto Westpark Ln. for 0.1 miles. Turn left onto Coyote Ln. for 0.2 miles. End at Spencer Spit 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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