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State parks are listed in green. All state park designat- ed water trail campsites require a nightly fee.

1 San Juan Islands Area 1. Lighthouse Marine Park (Whatcom County Parks) 2. 3. Posey Island State Park 4. San Juan County Park 5. Jones Island State Park 6. Point Doughty State Park 7. Blind Island State Park 8. Shaw County Park (San Juan County Parks) 6 9. Griffin Bay State Park 2 10. Odlin Park (San Juan County Parks) 14 11. 3 12. Obstruction Pass State Park 7 12 13 13. Pelican Beach (Department of Natural Resources) 10 14. Lummi Island (Department of Natural Resources) 15 15. Cypress Head (Department of Natural Resources) 8 11 16 19 16. Strawberry Island (Department of Natural Resources) 17. James Island State Park 4 18 18. Burrows Island State Park 9 17 19. Saddlebag Island State Park 20. 20

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3 Area – North 4 1. State Park 2. Ala Spit 5 3. Joseph Whidbey State Park* 4. Oak Harbor City Park 9 5. * 6. State Park 6 8 7. * 7 8. State Park 9. Kayak Point – Reservations required, call (360) 652-7992 10 10. Kinney Point State Park 11. Salsbury Point Waterfront Park (Kitsap County Parks) 12. Possession Point State Park 13. Meadowdale – Reservations required, call (425) 745-5111 12 11 13

Puget Sound Area – South 1. Fay Bainbridge State Park* 2. Port of Brownsville 3. Anna Smith Waterfront Park (Kitsap County Parks) 1 4. Triton Cove 2 5. Laughlin Cove (Kitsap County Parks) 3 6. Potlach State Park 7. 4 10 8. 9 9. Manchester State Park 11 5 10. Fort Ward State Park 12 11. State Park 12. Wingehaven Park (Vashon Park District) 13. Lisabeula Park (Vashon Park District) 7 14. Point Robinson Park (Vashon Park District) 13 15. Narrows Park (Pierce County) 14 16. * 6 8 17. 18. Walker County Park - (Mason County Parks) Reser- 16 vations required, call (360) 427-9670, ext. 535 17 15 19. Hope Island State Park 21 20. 21. 18 20 22. Anderson Island – Reservations required, call 19 (206) 545-9161 22 Note: The Cascadia Marine Trail is being built through the coop- erative efforts of the State Parks and Recreation Com- mission, Washington Water Trails Association, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, other state and local govern- ment agencies and users like you. *Seasonal closure: Please call (360) 902-8844 or the TDD at (360) 664-3133 for information.

the north end of has extremely hazardous hazardous extremely has Island Whidbey of end north the If a designated water trail site is full, check the registration registration the check full, is site trail water designated a If

out to Sucia, Matia and Patos islands. Deception Pass at at Pass Deception islands. Patos and Matia Sucia, to out overuse, maximum capacities may be posted at some sites. sites. some at posted be may capacities maximum overuse,

north of Orcas Island create special hazards on crossings crossings on hazards special create Island Orcas of north arrive after you. To protect extremely popular sites from from sites popular extremely protect To you. after arrive

conditions even in calm weather. Reefs and fast currents currents fast and Reefs weather. calm in even conditions close together and being considerate of others who may may who others of considerate being and together close

subject to fast tidal flows, which may create hazardous hazardous create may which flows, tidal fast to subject the night. This means maximizing space by placing tents tents placing by space maximizing means This night. the

The area around the San Juan Islands is especially especially is Islands Juan San the around area The to provide room for every water trail user who arrives for for arrives who user trail water every for room provide to

trip for another time or place. or time another for trip A guiding principle of the Cascadia Marine Trail is is Trail Marine Cascadia the of principle guiding A

ditions aren’t comfortable for you, wait it out, or plan your your plan or out, it wait you, for comfortable aren’t ditions Camping along the Cascadia Marine Trail Marine Cascadia the along Camping

- con If hazards. potential the to judgment and knowledge

state parks. state

traffic. It’s important all water trail users match their skill, skill, their match users trail water all important It’s traffic.

use of designated water trail campsites in Washington’s Washington’s in campsites trail water designated of use

lethal due to bad weather, currents, cold water or marine marine or water cold currents, weather, bad to due lethal

A $12-$14 nightly primitive campsite fee is required for for required is fee campsite primitive nightly $12-$14 A

any part of which may quickly become hazardous or even even or hazardous become quickly may which of part any

vary by site; some are free, and some require reservations. reservations. require some and free, are some site; by vary

The Cascadia Marine Trail is on a large inland sea, sea, inland large a on is Trail Marine Cascadia The

those sites designated as marine trail sites. Camping fees fees Camping sites. trail marine as designated sites those

Safety tips Safety

Telephone Device for the Deaf at (360) 664-3133. (360) at Deaf the for Device Telephone respect the rights of other property owners and use only only use and owners property other of rights the respect

Parks Boating Programs office at (360) 586-6590 or the the or 586-6590 (360) at office Programs Boating Parks radios or other intrusive devices. intrusive other or radios This brochure lists camping sites along the trail. Please Please trail. the along sites camping lists brochure This

• For a free “Washington Boater’s Guide,” call the State State the call Guide,” Boater’s “Washington free a For • down, travel in small groups, and avoid using bright lights, lights, bright using avoid and groups, small in travel down, watershed area. watershed

place in case the party separates. party the case in place Keep the noise level level noise the Keep visitors: other of considerate Be • including the 4 million humans living in the surrounding surrounding the in living humans million 4 the including

form all party members. Agree on an emergency meeting meeting emergency an on Agree members. party all form life from a distance, and store food and trash securely. trash and food store and distance, a from life bald eagles, orca whales and thousands of other creatures, creatures, other of thousands and whales orca eagles, bald

- in Then, them. change to necessary it’s if decide and ing - wild observe habitats, sensitive Avoid wildlife: Respect • shoreline is important because it supports life for salmon, salmon, for life supports it because important is shoreline

- start before plans travel day’s each Discuss home. leaving fire unattended. fire tuary in the continental . Preservation of the the of Preservation States. United continental the in tuary

• File a float plan with a family member or friend before before friend or member family a with plan float a File • fires small, use only designated fire rings, and never leave a leave never and rings, fire designated only use small, fires - es largest second the is home Sound Puget whose wildlife

especially on crossings. Assist others in difficult conditions. difficult in others Assist crossings. on especially Use a stove or lantern, keep keep lantern, or stove a Use impact: campfire Minimize • The Cascadia Marine Trail has a wide variety of of variety wide a has Trail Marine Cascadia The

Wait if necessary, and don’t move away from the group, group, the from away move don’t and necessary, if Wait Help protect these fragile and irreplaceable resources. irreplaceable and fragile these protect Help of Deception Pass and outer San Juan Islands. Islands. Juan San outer and Pass Deception of

others, and do not outpace the slowest group members. members. group slowest the outpace not do and others, erate action can destroy a cultural site or a rare wildflower. wildflower. rare a or site cultural a destroy can action erate verdant shores of the to the challenging currents currents challenging the to Canal Hood the of shores verdant

• Travel as a close-knit group. Maintain voice contact with with contact voice Maintain group. close-knit a as Travel • - inconsid or footstep misplaced A find: you what Leave • levels. Conditions range from quiet South Sound inlets and and inlets Sound South quiet from range Conditions levels.

causes steep or breaking waves. breaking or steep causes If you pack it in, pack it out. it pack in, it pack you If properly: waste of Dispose • can be calm or turbulent, suiting a wide range of boater skill skill boater of range wide a suiting turbulent, or calm be can

Pay attention when the wind opposes the current and and current the opposes wind the when attention Pay lished trails and campsites, rock, gravel and dry grasses. dry and gravel rock, campsites, and trails lished wind- or human-powered, beachable watercraft. The trail trail The watercraft. beachable human-powered, or wind-

tration or Environment Canada weather on VHF radio. radio. VHF on weather Canada Environment or tration - estab include surfaces Durable plants. and wildlife protect Sound offers 55 shoreline campsites for travelers using small, small, using travelers for campsites shoreline 55 offers Sound

- Adminis Atmospheric and Oceanic National to Listen • camping on durable surfaces help reduce soil erosion and and erosion soil reduce help surfaces durable on camping The Cascadia Marine Trail on Washington’s Puget Puget Washington’s on Trail Marine Cascadia The

tables and know the dangers of hypothermia. of dangers the know and tables Walking and and Walking surfaces: durable on camp and Travel •

feet twice a day. Boaters must plan carefully, carry tide tide carry carefully, plan must Boaters day. a twice feet safety’s sake. safety’s

lower 50 degree range, and tides can run from 10 to 15 15 to 10 from run can tides and range, degree 50 lower are more likely to abandon Leave No Trace principles for for principles Trace No Leave abandon to likely more are

• Puget Sound water is cold year round, averaging in the the in averaging round, year cold is water Sound Puget • enjoy their visit. Unprepared visitors who are wet and cold cold and wet are who visitors Unprepared visit. their enjoy

plans with people who know the area. the know who people with plans help visitors arrive with the right information and gear to to gear and information right the with arrive visitors help

including marine tide and current charts. Discuss your your Discuss charts. current and tide marine including Trip planning and preparation preparation and planning Trip prepare: and ahead Plan •

• Obtain advance information about your intended route, route, intended your about information advance Obtain • “Leave No Trace” principles: principles: Trace” No “Leave

and extra food in a waterproof bag. waterproof a in food extra and maintain these sensitive areas, travelers should follow these these follow should travelers areas, sensitive these maintain

• Always pack an extra set of warm clothes, hat and socks socks and hat clothes, warm of set extra an pack Always • ments of the sea and recreation impacts. To preserve and and preserve To impacts. recreation and sea the of ments

group and self-rescue techniques. Always wear your life jacket. life your wear Always techniques. self-rescue and group - ele the to exposed are sites Trail Marine Cascadia

Leave no trace behind trace no Leave • Carry rescue and safety equipment and be proficient in in proficient be and equipment safety and rescue Carry •

a safer one: safer a

and availability. and

flows up to 8.5 knots. Here are ways to make your journey journey your make to ways are Here knots. 8.5 to up flows

with the parks along your route regarding site limitations limitations site regarding route your along parks the with

tide rips, boils, whirlpools and turbulence because of tidal tidal of because turbulence and whirlpools boils, rips, tide

point for information on alternative sites. Check ahead ahead Check sites. alternative on information for point

Cascadia Marine Trail System Trail Marine Cascadia Marine Trail System Trail Marine Welcome to the to Welcome

W a s h i n g t o n S t a t e P a r k s

Your guide to the Olympia, WA 98504-2650 P.O. Box 42650 7150 Cleanwater Lane Commission Parks and Recreation Washington State CascadiaCascadia MarineMarine TrailTrail Supporting the trail Washington Water Trails Association supports the Cascadia Marine Trail through education, on-site stewardship and other programs. Members receive a trail handbook and newsletter. For more information or to help with the trail, contact:

Washington Water Trails Association 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Room 305 , WA 98103-6956 (206) 545-9161 [email protected]

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission P.O. Box 42650 Olympia, WA 98504-2650 (360) 902-8500 • TDD (360) 664-3133 www.parks.wa.gov • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Commission members: Mickey Fearn Joe Taller Fred Olson Joan Thomas Bob Petersen Cecilia Vogt Eliot Scull Agency director: Rex Derr All Washington state parks are developed and maintained for the enjoyment of all people, regardless of age, sex, creed, ethnic origin or physical limitation. To request this brochure in an alternative format, call (360) 902-8562 or Telephone Device for the Deaf at (360) 664-3133. P&R 45-12100-1 (2/07)