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Park overview:

Twanoh State Park is a 182-acre marine, camping park with 3,167 feet of saltwater shoreline on Hood Canal. The name of the park derives from the Native American Twana tribes, better known as the Skokomish, who made their home in the area. The park is situated on one of the warmest saltwater beaches in the state. This is because Hood Canal is one of the warmest saltwater bodies in Puget Sound.

Twanoh State Park is part of a planning project of Puget Sound-Hood Canal state parks.

Campsite Information:

The park has 25 tent spaces, 22 full hookup spaces, six restrooms and one shower. Maximum site length is 35 feet (may have limited availability). Gathering firewood is not allowed, but packaged firewood is available for purchase from the campground host or local stores. All campsites are first-come, first-served.

Group Accommodations:

The park offers a group camp that accommodates up to 50 people. Facilities include a picnic shelter, water tap and vault toilet. The dirt road up to the group camp is steep and windy, so vehicle access is restricted to non-RV-type vehicles. Rental fees vary with size of the group. For reservations, call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.

Camping Fees:

Please note that the following general fee information is not customized for each individual park, so not all fees will apply to all parks (for example, primitive campsite and dump station fees listed apply only to parks that have primitive campsites and dump stations).

2009 Fees
An additional $2 per night is added to the basic camping fees listed below at this high-use park. Basic camping fees are:
Standard campsite, $19.
Full utility campsite, $26.
Partial utility campsite, $25.
Primitive campsite and water trail camping, $12

An additional $3 fee (standard) or $5 fee (utility) may be charged for select premium campsites at some parks.

Maximum eight people per campsite.

Second vehicle: $10 per night is charged for a second vehicle unless it is towed by a recreational vehicle. Extra vehicles must be parked in designated campsite or extra vehicle parking spaces.

Dump stations (if available): Year-round dump station fees are $5 per use. If you are camping, this fee is included in your campsite fee.

More about park hours
Check-in time is 2:30 p.m., and check-out time is 1 p.m.
Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Engine-driven electric generators may be operated only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Length of stay: You may stay up to ten consecutive days in any one park during the summer; the stay limit is extended to 20 days between Oct. 1 and March 31.

Park hours/updates:

The park is open year round for camping, with limited water supply in the winter.

Summer: 6:30 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.

Park Winter Schedule

Campground Closes		Campground Reopens		Day-Use Closes		Day-Use Reopens		Watercraft Launch Closes		Watercraft Launch Reopens
Partial		Partial		Open		Open		Open		Open

Schedule Note:
Campsites 11-28 and restrooms are closed Oct. 1 through April 30.

Winter Schedule for all Washington State Parks

Driving Directions

Located on the south shore of Hood Canal, eight miles west of Belfair, Wash. in Mason County.


Park address:
12190 E. State Route 106
Union, WA 98592

From Bremerton:
Take Hwy. 3 southwest to Belfair, and go west on Hwy. 106 eight miles to the park.

From Hwy. 101:
Drive east on Hwy. 106 for 12 miles to the park.

From downtown Seattle:
Take a beautiful, one-hour ferry ride to Bremerton, then a half hour drive on Hwy. 3 southwest to Belfair. From Belfair, go west eight miles on Hwy. 106 to park entrance.

Park Maps

Twanoh downloadable pdf map #1


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Park Features

The park offers access to one of the warmest saltwater beaches in the state. Wading, swimming and oyster and crab harvesting are immensely popular.

History

"Twanoh" is a Native American word for "gathering place." The Skokomish Indians, a Twana tribe, made their home along Hood Canal because of its abundant wildlife. Because of this abundance, the Twana were among the few hunting/gathering societies of the world that produced wealth beyond their needs. The basis of their economy was salmon.

The park area was logged extensively during the 1890s. Scars still show in some cedar stumps from "spring boards," accessories to an early logging technique.

Most of the park buildings were built during the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Most of the CCC structures still stand as a monument to the hard work and craftsmanship provided to this country by the men of the CCC. The buildings are made of brick, stone, and round logs. Most are still used extensively today.

The area was a private resort for many years before becoming a state park.

Interpretive opportunities

A plaque stands along the road in nearby Union. It commemorates Captain George Vancouver, the first European to sail into Hood Canal in search of the Northwest Passage.

Services/Supplies

Available in the park	Available in the area
• Camping • Pay phone • Fire wood	• Auto repair • Airport • Boat rental • Camping • Diesel • Fishing/hunting • Gasoline • Gifts • Golf • Groceries • Hardware • Hospital • Marine supplies • Overnight Accommodations • Pay phone • Postal service • Propane • Recreational equipment • White gas • Wood • Swimming

Fast food and camping accessories are available at local stores along SR 106 and in the nearby towns of Belfair and Shelton.

Activities

Trails	Water Activities	Other
• 2.5 mi. Hiking Trails	• Boating (saltwater) • 1 boat ramp (saltwater) • 100 feet of dock (saltwater) • 200 feet of moorage (saltwater) • Fishing (saltwater) • Personal Watercraft (saltwater) • Swimming (saltwater) • Water Skiing (saltwater) • Crabbing • Oysters	• 1 Badminton area • Beachcombing • Bird Watching • 20 Fire Circles • 1 Horseshoe pit • 1 Volleyball Field • Wildlife Viewing
Campers and day-users must bring their own hand equipment, racquets, etc. There is a winter smelt run along the park beaches. Oyster beds are seeded annually, providing for ample harvests. In late fall, there is a chum salmon run in Twanoh Creek, but the creek is closed to fishing. Clam season is open from Aug. 1 – Sept. 30, closed the rest of the year. Oyster season is open year-round. Oysters must be shelled on the beach. A shellfish license is required to shuck oysters or to crab. This license is sold anywhere fishing licenses are sold. Please check Department of Fish & Wildlife fishing publications for daily limits and information. Regulations are available wherever fishing licenses are sold. Anyone over 14 years of age needs a shellfish license to harvest oysters. The daily limit is 18 oysters. Gathering firewood is prohibited, but firewood is sold at the park.

Boating Features

The park offers one watercraft launch ramp and 100 feet of dock.

A daily watercraft launching permit for $7 and a trailer dumping permit for $5 may be purchased at the park.

Annual permits also may be purchased at State Parks Headquarters in Olympia, at region offices, online, and at parks when staff is available.

The park also provides 200 feet of moorage.

Moorage fees are charged year round for mooring at docks, floats and buoys from 1 p.m. to 8 a.m. Daily and annual permits are available. For more information, call (360) 902-8844.

Events

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Picnic and Day-use Facilities

The park offers two kitchen shelters with electricity, plus 125 unsheltered picnic tables. One kitchen shelter can accommodate up to 150 people. To reserve, (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688. The other kitchen shelter accommodates up to 40 people and is available first-come, first-served.

Wildlife

Mammals	Birds	Fish & Sea Life
• Chipmunks • Deer or Elk • Otters • Raccoons • Skunks • Squirrels	• Crows or Ravens • Ducks • Eagles • Gulls • Hawks • Herons • Hummingbirds • Jays • Woodpeckers	• Clams • Crabs • Mussels • Oysters • Sea Birds • Seals • Shellfish • Shrimp • Starfish • Whales • Bullhead • Perch • Salmon • Shark

Environmental Features

Physical Features		Plant Life
The soil in the park is "glacial till," an unlayered sediment which was deposited by glaciers over most of western Washington. Twanoh Park is on Hood Canal, which is actually a "canal" in name only. Hood Canal is (in reality) a "fjord," a long narrow body of water open to the ocean and bordered at one end by steep cliffs or hills.		• Cedar • Douglas Fir • Hemlock • Alder • Apple • Maple • Rhododendron • Berries • Ferns • Moss or Lichens • Seaweed

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