West Sound Guide: State Parks: Hope Island (Mason) State Park

Hope Island State Park is a 106-acre marine camping park on the western side of the state in Mason County, Puget Sound. This quiet island is reachable only by boat. Covered with old-growth forests and saltwater marshes, the park features a beach one-and-a-half miles long.

Marine Park: Yes

Park Hours

Summer: 6 a.m.to dusk.
Winter: 8 a.m. to dusk.

Camping:
Check-in time, 2:30 p.m.
Check-out time, 1 p.m.
Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Pets are not allowed on the island.

Significant History

Hope Island was named by Commander Charles Wilkes for one of his crew in 1841. Wilkes was engaged in the mission of charting Puget Sound.

Directions provided by the state parks department are given below the map, or you can try to have google create the directions from the coordinates we have on file.

Directions

Marine access, reachable only by boat.

Mammals	Birds	Fish & Sea Life	Plantlife
Chipmunks Coyotes Deer/Elk Foxes Otters Raccoons Squirrels	Crows/Ravens Dove/Pigeon Ducks Eagles Gulls Hawks Jays Owls Snipe Woodpeckers	Clams Crabs Mussels Sea Birds Sea Cucumbers Shellfish Shrimp Starfish Perch Salmon Trout	Cedar Douglas Fir Hemlocks Nobel Fir Yew Alders Apple Trees Maple Trees Oak Trees Daisies Berries Ferns Moss or Lichens Seaweed Thistle Poison Oak

General	Trails	Freshwater Activities	Saltwater Activities
Swimming Beachcombing Bird Watching	2 mi. of Hiking Trails		Fishing Clamming
No fires are permitted. Picnic Notes The park provides four unsheltered picnic tables for day-use visitors. Garbage must be packed out when picnickers leave. No open fires are permitted on the island. No water is available, but two vault toilets are provided. Tables are available first-come, first-served. Boating/Water Notes The park provides five buoys. Moorage fees are charged year-round for mooring at docks, floats and buoys from 1 p.m. to 8 a.m.: -Daily moorage fee is 50 cents per foot, with a minimum of $10. -Moorage buoys, $10 a night. -Annual moorage permit fee is $3.50 per foot, with a minimum of $50. Moorage permits are available at parks offering moorage. For information, call (360) 902-8844. Telephone Device for the Deaf, (360) 664-3133.

General

Trails

Freshwater Activities

Saltwater Activities

Swimming

Beachcombing

Bird Watching

2 mi. of Hiking Trails

Fishing

Clamming

No fires are permitted.

Picnic Notes

The park provides four unsheltered picnic tables for day-use visitors. Garbage must be packed out when picnickers leave. No open fires are permitted on the island. No water is available, but two vault toilets are provided. Tables are available first-come, first-served.

Boating/Water Notes

The park provides five buoys.

Moorage fees are charged year-round for mooring at docks, floats and buoys from 1 p.m. to 8 a.m.:
-Daily moorage fee is 50 cents per foot, with a minimum of $10.
-Moorage buoys, $10 a night.
-Annual moorage permit fee is $3.50 per foot, with a minimum of $50.

Moorage permits are available at parks offering moorage. For information, call (360) 902-8844.
Telephone Device for the Deaf, (360) 664-3133.

Park Services	Area Services
Camping	Boating Camping Area Fishing and Hunting Supplies Gasolene Groceries Marine Supply Pay Phones