Calendar of Events & Meetings

Nature Backpack program

Looking for a fun, educational activity for the entire family?

There are now Nature Backpacks available for check-out at Bay View State Park! Each backpack includes educational materials and a set of kid-friendly tools to help young explorers learn about nature. Inside, you’ll find binoculars, observation tools, colored pencils, a field journal, books, activities and more.

Visit us at the Bay View Registration Station to request a Nature Backpack. You can borrow a backpack for either 48 hours or one week.

Borrow one today and let the fun begin!

Explore. Discover. Investigate.

Geocaching Adventure Labs

Visit Cama Beach and Camano Island State Parks for a digital treasure hunt!

Designed similar to existing geocaching activities, Adventure Labs will guide you through the parks as you solve questions using physical features within the landscape.

To begin an Adventure, download the official Geocaching Adventure Lab app for your iPhone or Android phone and create a free account.

All 10 Washington State Parks in Island County have their own custom Adventure Labs. Click the link to learn more.

Cama Beach Nature Backpack program

Looking for a fun, educational activity for the entire family?

There are now Nature Backpacks available for check-out at Cama Beach State Park! Each backpack includes educational materials and a set of kid-friendly tools to help young explorers learn about nature. Inside, you’ll find binoculars, observation tools, colored pencils, a field journal, books, activities and more.

Visit us at the Cama Beach Welcome Center to request a Nature Backpack. The Welcome Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. You can borrow a backpack for either 48 hours or one week.

Borrow one today and let the fun begin!

Explore. Discover. Investigate.

Cama Beach Quilters - Color Wheel Class

Create your own twelve-sided color wheel quilt for your sewing room! Sign up to learn all about quilting and color theory from the Cama Beach Quilters!

During this class, a paper-pieced kit will be provided allowing you to create an 18” x 18” quilt. The supplied kit will have all 48 colors cut and ready to paper-piece together. Patterns and Iron-on labels will also be included in the kit.

Cost: $20 per kit

How to sign up: Please call Cama Beach State Park at 360-387-1550. There is limited space in this class so reservations are required.

What you’ll need to bring: Your own 1/2 yard fabric (or two fat quarters) for the background and back of the quilt.

Toy boat workshop

Stop by The Center for Wooden Boats boathouse to learn how to build a wooden toy boat.

The best part? You get to bring it home as a souvenir!

$5 suggested donation.

Geocaching Adventure Labs

Visit Cama Beach and Camano Island State Parks for a digital treasure hunt!

Designed similar to existing geocaching activities, Adventure Labs will guide you through the parks as you solve questions using physical features within the landscape.

To begin an Adventure, download the official Geocaching Adventure Lab app for your iPhone or Android phone and create a free account.

All 10 Washington State Parks in Island County have their own custom Adventure Labs. Click the link to learn more.

Swing the Gates Race

REI Wilderness Survival Class: 3 Season Skills

This is an REI event. Participants MUST sign up with REI and pay the class fee ahead of time in order to participate.

Restoring Kokanee Habitat at Tibbetts Creek

Lake Sammamish Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership Event