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From I-5: Exit at the 320th St.exit (exit #143). Take 320th St. west approximately four miles. When 320th St. ends at a T-intersection, make a right onto 47th St. When 47th St. ends at a T-intersection, turn left onto Hwy. 509/ Dash Point Rd. Drive about two miles to the park. (West side of street is the campground side, and east side is the day-use area.)
We went here on a Sunday two weeks ago and it wasn’t busy. There was plenty of parking. This is a beautiful park with awesome view of Puget Sound and had hiking trails through the forest. It is our first time visiting and we had kids. We saw several people digging for clams and they said that you need a permit. We enjoyed our hike.
Easy hike, dog friendly, couple of trails, nice views, picnic area, 10$ for day used if you don’t have a discover pass, large 🅿️
We stayed there for two nights camping. The campground is clean but the trees are sparse, so you could see other campsite on your space. It’s not a good place if you seek for privacy.
During holidays, it was noisy because too many kids shouted loudly. It was much more quiet on the weekdays, then you could enjoy the peace and calm.
The campground host was very friendly and maintained the campground very well.
If you are looking for easy to moderate well maintained trails, this place is great! You can do short 1 mile hikes up to 6-6.5 miles depending on what you are up for thay day and which trails you chain together. I do a moderate 4.8 miles a couple times a week. Starting at beach parking lot the trails ascend gradually unless you take old Boundary trail which is a bit steeper. Most trails are marked with wood signs on trees and maps mostly throughout park. Not all trails are cleary marked but if you have a pic of the map, that should enable relatively easy navigation. I personally start on old boundary to outbound to heart attack to nigtcrawler around to ridge to log jam and back out to beach. Not super busy but people with dogs, some mountain bikers and links to neighborhoods that surround the park exist. There is also access to the beach if that's on your agenda as well. Enjoy and help keep Dash point beautiful by not littering.
I didn't go all the way down to the beach; but, it's a cute, nice, little walk. Nice break from building viewing. Definitely better than Prairie Land in Omaha Nebraska sorry to say. Memorial looking thing on the tree upon entry. I don't know the story? But if it's anything like what happened to other victims at my park at home. I'm very sorry for whatever happened. And the State should be paying for upscale memorial marker's for victims instead of making them use whatever they can afford for lost Loved one's.
