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| | Fay Bainbridge State Park | | Camping, picnicking, beachcombing, hiking, fishing, scuba diving, boating, clamming, and crabbing are some of the activities enjoyed in the park. The low rolling hills and sheltered inland salt water that make up the Puget Sound basin produce a mild, marine climate characterized by wintertime clouds, rain, and sometimes a light snow, but lots of summertime sunshine. This area averages 51 inches of precipitation per year. |
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| | Joemma Beach State Park | | The park is a 122-acre marine camping park with 3,000 feet of saltwater frontage on southeast Key Peninsula. The park is part of the Marine Parks and Boat Moorage system and fees are charged for moorage. Picnicking, camping, boating, clamming, crabbing, fishing, and beachcombing are some of the activities enjoyed in the park. |
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| | Mystery Bay State Park | | This 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. |
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| | Scenic Beach State Park | | This is an 88-acre camping park with 1,500 feet of saltwater beachfront on Hood Canal. The park is known for its wild, native rhododendrons and stunning, clear-day views of Hood Canal and the Olympic Mountains. ADA-compliant paths lead visitors to a country garden, gazebo, rustic bridge and huge trees. A wide variety of birds and wildlife call the area home. The park is ideal for those who appreciate outstanding natural venues for outdoor activities. Volleyball nets are up from May until September. Balls and horseshoes can be checked out through park staff. Activities enjoyed in the park are picnicking, camping, hiking, boating, fishing and oysters gathering (in season). |
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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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