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| | Blake Island State Park | | Recreation includes picnicking, boat camping, boating, water skiing, fishing, hiking, beachcombing, scuba diving, clamming, bird watching and marine life study are some of the activities enjoyed in the park. The Island's five miles of beach provide a magnificent view of the Olympic Mountains, Mount Rainier and Mount Baker, and the Seattle skyline. Twelve miles of trails (which include an interpretive nature trail) are provided on the north end of the park. |
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| | Penrose Point State Park | | The park is a 152-acre marine and camping park on the shores of Puget Sound. The park has over two miles of saltwater frontage on Mayo Cove and Carr Inlet. Wildlife, birds and forested terrain make this a beautiful park. The park has two picnic shelters without electricity and 60 unsheltered picnic tables. All are first-come, first-served. A spacious day-use area at the beach features a large lawn, picnic tables, braziers, a small picnic shelter and a restroom. |
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| | Triton Cove State Park | | The park is a 29-acre day-use park with 555 feet of saltwater shore on Hood Canal. Rabbits, raccoons, and squirrels inhabit the area. This provides a nice area for mild wildlife viewing. For visitors interested in the sport of bird watching there are many birds that nest in the park. These birds include: crows, ducks, gulls, herons, hummingbirds, jays, ospreys, and woodpeckers. Guests are also allowed to go boating and harvest crabs, clams, and shrimp |
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| | Twanoh State Park | | This park is a 182-acre marine, camping park with 3,167 feet of saltwater shoreline on Hood Canal. This is because Hood Canal is one of the warmest saltwater bodies in Puget Sound. There is a winter smelt run along the park beaches. Oyster beds are seeded annually, providing for ample harvests. In late fall, the chum salmon run in the small creek, but the area is closed to fishing. The park provides one watercraft launch ramp and one hundred feet of dock. Besides the entertaining water sports, Twanoh State Park offers an incredible amount of opportunities to view the wildlife that inhabit the area. Most commonly spotted creatures include chipmunks, deer, elk, otters, raccoons, skunks, and squirrels. The park is also renowned for the diversity of birds it attracts. Thus making it a bird watchers paradise. |
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