Activities
| Trails | Water Activities | Other |
• 1.5 mi. Hiking Trails
| • Boating (saltwater)
• Diving
• Fishing (saltwater)
• Crabbing
• Oysters
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James Island offers short hikes with dramatic views from high bluffs. Hikers with children should be aware of fall hazards due to rocky high banks and cliffs and surrounding waters that are deep and swift.
A recreational license is required for fishing and shellfish harvesting at Washington state parks. For regulations, fishing season information or to purchase a recreational license, visit the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife website. |
Events
Free days at state parks: Visit Washington state parks for free. The Discover Pass is not required to visit a state park on ten designated free days in 2013.
The 2013 State Parks free days are as follows:
Jan. 21 – In honor of Martin Luther King Day
March 30 – In honor of Washington State Parks' 100th birthday on March 19
April 27 and 28 – National Parks Week
June 1 – National Trails Day
June 8 and 9 – National Get Outdoors Day and Department of Fish and Wildlife Free Fishing weekend
Aug. 4 – Peak season free day
Sept. 28 – National Public Lands Day
Nov. 9 through 11 – Veteran's Day weekend
Please note: A Discover Pass is still required to access lands managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife during State Parks free days. For more information, please visit
www.discoverpass.wa.gov.
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Boating Features
The park has five mooring buoys (four in East Cove and one in West Cove). Mooring buoys remain in place year round.
Moorage fees are charged year round from 1 p.m. to 8 a.m.
West Cove has a dock with a 44-foot moorage float (88 linear feet). Dock removal begins in October and installation begins the end of March. All floats will be installed no later than May 1.
No boats more than 45 feet are permitted on buoys. Please observe rafting limits posted on each buoy.
Salmon and bottom fishing is good in waters adjacent to James Island State Park.
Picnic and Day-use Facilities
West Cove has a composting toilet, while East Cove has one pit toilet.