Press Release

May 29, 2025

Annual buoy maintenance starts at Washington marine state parks

Media contact

Name Meryl Lassen
Department Communications Office
Email media@parks.wa.gov
Address 300 Desmond Drive SE Lacey , WA 98503

OLYMPIA —  Washington State Parks will perform its annual mooring buoy maintenance at marine state parks in Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands in June.

This ongoing maintenance creates safe conditions for boaters who tie up to buoys at marine state parks and recreate or sleep in their vessels.

The following parks will have limited mooring buoy availability during the following timeframes:

Monday, June 2:

  • Stretch Island
  • McMicken Island
  • Jarrell Cove

Tuesday, June 3:        

  • Hope Island/Mason County
  • Joemma Beach
  • Tolmie
  • Eagle Island

Wednesday, June 4:               

  • Penrose Point
  • Kopachuck
  • Cutts Island

Thursday, June 5:     

  • Saltwater
  • Illahee
  • Blake Island

Friday, June 6:            

  • Blake Island

Tuesday, June 17:                    

  • Mystery Bay
  • Fort Flagler
  • Fort Townsend

Wednesday, June 18:            

  • Fort Worden

Thursday, June 19 – Friday, June 20 and Monday, June 23 – Thursday, June 26:

  • San Juan Islands
    • Hope Island/Skagit County
    • Skagit Island
    • Spencer Spit
    • Turn Island
    • Stuart Island, Reid and Prevost harbors
    • Sucia Island, Echo Bay

We appreciate your patience as we work to keep our marine parks safe and enjoyable for boaters in Washington waters.