Posey Island State Park is a popular recreation area consisting of Posey Island in
San Juan County, Washington. The island is located north of
Pearl Island, near
Roche Harbor,
San Juan Island. It has about of saltwater shoreline and is part of the
Cascadia Marine Trail The Cascadia Marine Trail is a water trail on Puget Sound
Puget Sound ( ) is a sound of the Pacific Northwest, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and part of the Salish Sea. It is located along the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washing ...
, with campsites restricted to visitors arriving in non-motorized watercraft. The island-park is managed by the
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. It became a state park in 1960 under lease from the
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...
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Posey Island State Park
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
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Parks in San Juan County, Washington
State parks of Washington (state)
San Juan Islands
Uninhabited islands of Washington (state)