Spots Nearby
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Birch Bay State Park:
38.2 km
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Joseph Whidbey State Park:
39.4 km
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Penn Cove:
45.8 km
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Fort Ebey:
50.0 km
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Dungeness Lighthouse:
68.7 km
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Jetty Island:
70.8 km
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Double Bluff:
72.0 km
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Clinto Landing:
73.0 km
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Bywater Bay:
83.6 km
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The Mill:
92.3 km
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General Information
Level:0-10 Season:January 1 — December 31 -
This is a nice, easy spot that is suitable for beginner kiters and windsurfers. The scenery here is fantastic too, right in the shadow of the mountains between Seattle and Vancouver.
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Beach
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The beach is sandy and the size varies with the tide – it is medium sized at low tide, while there can be hardly any sand visible on the highest spring tides. There are no crowds here here though, so it should be easy enough to pick a decent spot for launching and landing..
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Wind&Waves
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The best directions for the wind here are when it comes from the north or northwest, and it is usually very consistent between 1pm and 4pm when you’ll see speeds of up to about ten knots. If you get lucky and there is a northerly high pressure pattern, it can set up a venturi effect which easily adds another ten knots to the windspeed. The water here is shallow for quite a way out, and is either flat or slightly choppy depending on the wind strength and direction. The best time to catch it is at high tide. though, so it should be easy enough to pick a decent spot for launching and landing.
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Facilities
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This is a fairly isolated location, and unlike the city spots it doesn’t have anything to offer in terms of facilities. Parking is just off Chuckanut Drive, but you’re going to have to hike through the trees to get to the beach and that also involves crossing a railway line, so be careful.
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Safety
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There are rocks down at the south end of the beach, and they project into the water so everyone needs to take care, especially at high tide when they aren’t so obvious.