Kopachuck, Penrose Point and Joemma Beach
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Penrose Point State Park Penrose Point State Park is a Hiking Picnic shelter beautifully forested, 165-acre marine and camping park on the shores of Boating Picnic area Carr Inlet Penrose Point Puget Sound. The park has nearly Sailing Camping Sand bar two miles of saltwater frontage Ranger Trailer dump station on Mayo Cove and Carr Inlet. Fishing Group camp Wildlife, birds and forested terrain Canoe Restroom make this a popular park. access The park features second- Parking Camping registration generation stands of Douglas-fir Moorage Park boundary buoy and Western red cedar, along To with red alder, Pacific madrone Tacoma Trail system and big-leaf maple. Evergreen Trail number Distance huckleberry, ferns and A to D .5 mile D to E .4 mile trillium grow in abundance. B to E .1 mile A Touch of Nature Observant visitors may be E to H .7 mile interpretive trail Cascadia Marine D to C .5 mile Trail campsite rewarded with sightings of deer, I to E .6 mile woodpeckers, seals, blue herons A to H .1 mile and bald eagles. Beach activities Mayo include swimming and shellfish harvesting during open Cove seasons (check regulations). The 2.5 miles of wooded trails are popular for hiking and bicycling. Delano The day-use area is open year round. Campsites are Bay reservable May 15 through Sept. 15. The campground is partially open on a first-come, first-served basis from Sept. 16 through May 14. Two of the three campground restrooms have token-operated showers. An RV dump station is located at the park entrance. A spacious day-use area at Moorage available at the beach has a large lawn, picnic tables, barbecue grills dock and a restroom. Hiker/biker Penrose Point also has a popular group camp that can be site reserved year round. It has a central fire ring and barbecue grill, covered picnic shelter, picnic tables, water, garbage cans and a vault toilet. Boats may be moored overnight at the dock, which has a 158th Avenue DIRECTIONS pump-out facility, or at one of eight buoys. Near the dock is FromWelcome. State PleaseRoute 16remember at Purdy, a follow a picnic area with tables, barbecue grills, a fire ring and a StateDiscover Route Pass 302 is (Key required Peninsula to visit a vault toilet. A short trail leads up the hill to a visitor parking Highway)state park south or other through state-managed the towns ofrecreation Key Center lands. and Home. Turn left at lot, the campground and restrooms. Cornwall Road (second road after This park was named for Dr. Stephen Penrose, who served crossingRevenue thefrom Home Discover Bridge). Pass Continue aboutreplaces 1.25 general miles, and fund turn tax leftfunding onto as president of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., from 158thno longer Avenue. available Follow to this cover street the into cost 1884 to 1934. For more than 30 years, Penrose and his family 0 500 1,000 theof operations. park. Feet spent their summers on what is now park property. Penrose 0 0.25 0.5 Point was established as a state park in 1953. Penrose (Revised 02-16-17) was a firm believer in outdoor recreation for his children. 321 158th Avenue KPS Lakebay, WA 98349 • Information Center (360) 902-8844 Joemma Beach State Park is a 122-acre some with views of the water. The park also marine and camping park with 3,000 feet of has a full moorage dock and fishing pier, five saltwater frontage on Case Inlet southwest moorage buoys, Key Peninsula. Aside from the natural beauty a boat launch, three of the park and surroundings, the area is primitive sites an excellent place for fishing, boating and for hikers and crabbing. bicyclists, Visitors may enjoy other recreational two water- activities, including hiking, bird watching, trail sites swimming and shellfish gathering. The park for human- features a thinned second-growth Douglas- powered boats, fir canopy with Pacific madrone near the a reservable beach and an understory of salal, evergreen picnic shelter, a huckleberry and ocean spray. Visitors may day-use area (open see seals, deer, raccoons, fox, squirrels and year round) with several species of birds. picnic tables and standing The park includesJoemma 19 primitive campsites Beachgrills, five vaultSt toiletsate and Park available on a first-come, first-served basis, accessible drinking water. Welcome. Please remember a Hiking Canoe access Discover Pass is required to visit a state park or other state- KEY PENINSULA Boating Picnic area managed recreation lands. 1/3 mile Camping Sailing Revenue from Discover Pass 1/4 mile Fishing Moorage replaces general fund tax DIRECTIONS buoy funding no longer available to From Tacoma, take Highway cover the cost of operations. 13-19 Boat launch Parking 16 to Purdy exit. At the light, Ranger Picnic shelter station turn left onto Highway 302, Park boundary Hiker/biker which changes into Key campsite Peninsula Highway. Travel Camp host Cascadia approximately 15 miles, and Marine Trail turn right on Whiteman Road. campsite Drive approximately four miles, turn right and travel 1-12 on Bay Road approximately one mile. Stay on asphalt into park. Bay Road Crabbing To Whiteman Road area KPS KPS and Home Case Inlet To Steilacoom and Tacoma 0 500 1,000 Feet 0 0.25 0.5 Miles (Revised 08-03-16) 20001 Bay Road KPS Lakebay, WA 98459 • Information Center (360) 902-8844 Kopachuck State Park Canoe Hiking access Ranger Picnic area station To Scuba Camping Gig Harbor diving To Moorage Restroom Cutts Island buoy Marine State Park boundary Park Trail system Kopachuck State Park A to B (south) .25 Cascadia Marine Trail B to A (north) .17 campsite North Loop Trail C Loop .43 D to E .08 Hiking Canoe Upper Loop Trail D to E Middle Loop .28 access Beach Area F-G .09 Ranger Picnic area station Middle To G-H .18 Loop H to J .09 Scuba CampingTrail Gig Harbor diving J to K .24 To L to I .11 MoorageDay Use Area Restroom Cutts Island Kopachuck Drive NW buoy Marine State Voyager Park boundary Park Elementary Beach Loop Trail School Carr Trail system A to B (south) .25 Cascadia Inlet Marine Trail Private PropertyB to A (north) .17 56thcampsite Street NW North Loop Trail C Loop Interpretive.43 Loop Trail D to E .08 Upper Loop Trail D to E Middle Loop .28 H Beach Area F-G .09 KopachuckI G Middle G-H .18 Middle Loop H to J .09 School Trail D J to K .24 J Day Use Area Kopachuck Drive NW L to I .11 E F Voyager Artondale Drive NW Drive Artondale L Elementary To Beach Tacoma Loop Trail School Carr K C Inlet Private Property A 56th Street NW DIRECTIONS B Interpretive Loop Trail Coming from either the east or the Welcome. Please remember a west, take the Wollochet Street Discover Pass is required to visit a Kopachuck exit off Highway 16. Look for the state park or other state- Middle managed recreation lands. Kopachuck State Park sign. Take School that exit, and follow signs five miles Revenue from Discover Pass to the park. replaces general fund tax funding no longer available to To cover the cost of operations. NW Drive Artondale 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 Tacoma Miles (Revised 03-15-17) 10712 56th Street N.W. Gig Harbor, WA 98335 • Information Center (360) 902-8844 Welcome. Please remember a Kopachuck State Park is a 109-acre day- Nearby Cutts Island Marine State Park is a half Discover Pass is required to visit a state park or other state- use park with 5,600 feet of saltwater shoreline mile from shore and reachable only by boat. There managed recreation lands. on Henderson Bay in Pierce County. The park are mooring buoys near the island, but overnight Revenue from Discover Pass provides scenic views of sunsets, the Olympic camping and outdoor fires are prohibited. replaces general fund tax Mountains and Puget Sound. funding no longer available to The campground at Kopachuck is closed cover the cost of operations. The park is dominated by towering second- permanently due to tree0 root disease.0.1 The0.2 park 0.3 growth stands of Douglas-fir, with a lush is open year round for day-use activities. There Miles (Revised 03-15-17) understory of sword ferns and salal. Deer, bear, are covered picnic shelters, several10712 picnic 56th Street tables N.W. Gig Harbor, WA 98335 • Information Center (360) 902-8844 fox, raccoon, squirrel, harbor seals and many and braziers, and more than 2 miles of hiking varieties of birds, including shorebirds, are at trails to explore. A marine trail campsite is home in the area. Visitors may enjoy picnicking, available near the beach for those who arrive swimming, fishing, hiking, scuba diving and by canoe or kayak. A public boat launch is clamming. available 3 miles from the park, near Arletta. Things to remember Penrose State Park Washington State Parks Please also check the park office or bulletin 321 158th Ave. KPS board for general park regulations. Lakebay, WA 98349 • Hours – Parks are open 8 a.m. to dusk. (253) 884-2514 Kopachuck • Winter Schedule – Although most parks are open year round, some parks or portions of parks State Parks information: are closed during the winter. (360) 902-8844 Penrose Point • For a winter schedule and information about seasonal Reservations: Joemma Beach closures, visit www.parks.state.wa.us, or call the Online at www.parks.state.wa.us information center at (360) 902-8844. or call (888) CAMPOUT • Wildlife, plants and all park buildings, signs, tables or (888) 226-7688 State Parks and other structures are protected; removal or damage of any kind is prohibited.