Review: Hope Island Marine State Park

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Noreen Light

3 years ago
4/5

Gorgeous views. Great fun to hike or kayak around the island. Seals, eagles, deer, raccoons abound. 5 stars plus for all of this!

However...

Sadly, the WA State Parks Department has neglected this island. There were several new trees down over the trail when we walked it this morning. But that's not a big issue. What's really bad is that there is no longer any public buoy to be trusted. If you want to visit, you must come in a boat that can be beached, or be prepared to anchor in an area with strong current.

There used to be two public buoys (plus the ranger's buoy) on the south side of the island, and three buoys on the west/northwest. Now, there are none on the south.

On the west side, the first buoy is missing - a small red float is marking the spot.

The second buoy is onshore at low tide. (I hope no unsuspecting person ties up to it at high tide and goes ashore!)

The last surviving buoy is still floating and in deep enough water, but with the condition of everything else, I cannot recommend using it.

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