South beach area parks

Washington State Parks has completed a land-use planning project for the south beach area, which includes Twin Harbors, Grayland Beach, Westport Light, Bottle Beach and Westhaven state parks and the Seashore Conservation Area.

The land-use plan was completed in August 2006.

The information below explains the different planning stages. Although the planning process is completed, comments about the project are still welcome. To receive copies of documents completed at each stage, please contact the project lead.

Stage One – Identify issues and concerns

The purpose of this stage is to understand what is important to the park community, what to change or save in the state park. This helps get a sense of the range and type of issues that need to be considered through the planning process.

Stage Two – Exploring alternative approaches

At this stage, the planning team suggests potential alternative approaches to address the various issues and concerns raised by people in stage one. No preferred alternative is established; rather this is an opportunity to understand the range of possibilities.

Stage Three – Preparing preliminary recommendations

The best ideas from the alternative approaches developed in stage two are combined into a preliminary plan in this stage. The plan includes recommendations for use and development of land, changes to property boundaries and ways to address issues raised during the planning process. Another important document completed at this stage is the SEPA checklist that describes environmental impacts of the recommendations (available for public review upon request).

Stage Four – Preparing final recommendations

At stage four, final adjustments are made to recommendations and submitted to the seven-member Parks and Recreation Commission for approval. The public is encouraged to attend the Commission meeting and provide testimony or to provide written comment.

Provide comments

Contact Planning by:

E-mail: southbeach.parks.planning@parks.wa.gov
Phone: (360) 902-8500 ask for Planning
Mail: Planning, PO Box 42650, Olympia, WA 98504-2650

Miscellaneous documents

Following are downloadable documents related to this project.