McMicken Island Marine State Park is a public recreation area on Harstine Island in south

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, Mason County,

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. The

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...

's include of forested McMicken Island and of saltwater shoreline with a sheltered cove. A

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connects McMicken Island to Harstine Island at low tide. Park activities include hiking, boating, and harvesting shellfish. The park is administered as a satellite of

Jarrell Cove State Park Jarrell Cove State Park is a Washington state park on Harstine Island in south Puget Sound Puget Sound ( ) is a sound of the Pacific Northwest, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and part of the Salish Sea. It is located along the northwester ...

. It bears the name of William C. McMicken, who was Washington Surveyor General from 1873 to 1886.

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McMicken Island Marine State Park
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission {{authority control State parks of Washington (state) Parks in Mason County, Washington