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Sea Kayaking Trip Report
Kayaking to Puget Sound's Best Kept Secret
(Page 1 of 2)
By Brian High
Ten years
ago, a small island one half mile long and one quarter mile wide was
purchased by the State of Washington. This little oasis in the South
Puget Sound had been privately owned and
protected from major development for generations before becoming one of
the newest state parks in Western Washington - Hope Island State Park.
At that time, nearby Squaxin
Island had a state park
on its southern tip. This strip of beach had a few campsites, picnic
tables, and a small dock for small pleasure boats. When Hope Island
was purchased, this smaller park
was
returned to the Squaxin
Island Tribe, as the whole of Squaxin Island is a Native American
Reservation.
Since then,
Hope
Island has remained one of Washington
State Parks' best kept secrets.
Marine charts and maps still show
the now-closed park on Squaxin Island and no park is indicated for Hope
Island. Even a browse of the
W.S.P.
website shows no mention of Hope Island State Park.
Yet, this park became part of a
140 mile National Recreation Trail known as the
Cascadia
Marine Trail in 1995. The trail was first established by the
state in 1993 through the work of the volunteers of the
Washington
Water Trails Association.
We decided to take two days to
visit Hope Island and paddle around Squaxin Island and see what these
wooded and somewhat wild islands have to offer a kayaker.
Click here
to read more about the trip, including a paddle with
seals and the sight of ancient cedars.
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