Tag: beach in Vashon

Wingehaven Park is a 17.7 acre park with access to the shoreline with a conservancy located on the northeast end of Vashon Island on Cunliffe Road. Sadly most of the park has been demolished or washed away throughout the years, but there is still some beach access to enjoy. In order to get to the park, you will need to Read more...

KVI beach, voted the best place to build a sandcastle, is a popular attraction for Vashon Island residents and visitors alike. With a small salt marsh/estuary surrounding a pond the sand grass and driftwood reveal Vashon rarities. The woods above the salt marsh host a bevy of birds for birdwatching enthusiasts and a great area to walk your dog. On Read more...

Dockton King County Park, located on the south shoreline of Maury Island, was created during the Great Depression as a project of the Works Progress Administration and are now part of King County’s growing regional park system. Theo Berry was the local storekeeper and WPA administrator. The original structures, which included a bathhouse, a kitchen building, a bandstand, toilet facilities Read more...

Enjoy the sunsets over Colvos Passage from this 5.5 acre park. Lisabuela is a well-located stopover for your transition between South and Mid-Sound. Knowledgeable boaters go from south to north in Colvos Passage, using the predominately northward flow to help their passage. The east end of the property conserves a wooded ravine and hillside. The shoreline area has been improved Read more...

With 303 acres of trails with over a mile long beach the parking lot is a 15 min. walk to the partially restored dock. An easy hike on Vashon-Maury Island with great views on a clear day. The former Gravel Pit area now allows improved access to a rocky beach with views of the Cascade Mountains and Mount Rainier. The Read more...

The Shinglemill Creek stream bed is gravel/pebble/sand and the presence of standing dead trees of mature age and layered organic and sand substrata in the lower reaches testify to numerous flood events and stream channel migrations over the years. The understory is predominately salmonberry and sword fern. The canopy is typical lowland forest of alder, maple, willow, hemlock, fir, and Read more...

The Point Robinson Lighthouse is one of the more popular things to do on Vashon Island by not only those visiting the island, but for residents as well. Just a simple Google search can show you how popular the Point Robinson Lighthouse is for amateur and professional photographers alike. No matter what time of day or during what season, the Read more...

The property provides one of two island boat launch and parking areas for motorized craft and a put-in access for hand carry kayaks and canoes. There is a small grassy area with picnic tables along the sand and cobblestone beach, which, due to the shallow water depth, is relatively warm for Puget Sound waters during the summer months. Toilet is Read more...