Nature reserve · Washington
Hope Island Marine State Park
Hope Island Marine State Park is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Carlyon Beach Park, a park 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL passes 6.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates47.18606, -122.93026
- 6.4 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
- 7.8 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 9.7 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC ELMA TO JCT SR 101 VIC TUMWATER
- 12.3 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR
Overlooks nearby
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Carlyon Beach Park: 0.5 mi
- Springer Park: 3.2 mi
- Island Park: 3.6 mi
- Burfoot Park: 4.0 mi
- Latimer's Landing County Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Boom Foreman's Office: 5.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Hall: 8.3 mi
- Telephone Of The Wind: 8.4 mi
- Cognitive Synergy: 9.5 mi
- (Unknown): 9.6 mi
Artworks
- Welcome Woman: 8.2 mi
- Windstar: 9.5 mi
- Triumph of the Vegetables: 9.5 mi
- Motherhood: 9.6 mi
- Tide Pool of Time: 9.7 mi
Peaks
- Hoffman Hill: 13.6 mi
- Dayton Peak: 13.8 mi
- Jansen Hill: 14.0 mi
- Hayes Hill: 14.3 mi
- Bartlett Hill: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 51
- Ocean City Ferry: 11.3 mi
- Andrews Arena: 13.3 mi
- Carnival Grounds: 13.3 mi
- Food Court Stage: 13.3 mi
- Vehicle Park: 16.0 mi
Museums: 44
- Squaxin Island Museum, Library and Research Center: 8.4 mi
- Mason County Historical Society Museum: 8.4 mi
- Bigelow House Museum: 9.6 mi
- L.O.T.T. W.E.T Center: 9.7 mi
- Hands On Children's Museum: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 40
- Eagle Garden: 5.9 mi
- HOPE Garden: 9.2 mi
- Sunrise Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Capital Vision Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Wendell Berry Community Garden: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 27
- Louise H. Meyers Park: 6.3 mi
- Joemma Beach State Park: 6.4 mi
- Skookum Inlet Natural Area Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Tolmie State Park: 8.6 mi
- Hiburn Preserve: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 16
- Countryside Beach: 4.7 mi
- Joemma Beach: 6.3 mi
- Palmer Lake "Sunny side": 7.2 mi
- Palmer Lake "Shady side": 7.3 mi
- The Arbors Private Beach: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Environmental Study Area: 12.7 mi
- Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- The Meadow: 18.5 mi
- Picnic Point: 18.7 mi
- Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Windy Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 16.5 mi
Springs: 7
- Ellison Spring: 13.4 mi
- McAllister Springs: 14.6 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 16.8 mi
- Garrison Springs: 16.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Kennedy Falls: 11.9 mi
- Mima Falls: 20.4 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 21.3 mi
- Porter Falls: 21.4 mi
- Lilliwaup Falls: 21.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
- Generator Building: 24.3 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 24.3 mi
- Boat House: 24.3 mi
- Oil House: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Maytown Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Elma Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Scatter Creek Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Hope Island Marine State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Mountain | SW 215° | 909 m | 16.5 mi |
| Capitol Peak | SSW 214° | 787 m | 17.7 mi |
| Larch Mountain | SW 215° | 774 m | 16.8 mi |
| Rock Candy Mountain | SW 215° | 701 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Molly | SSW 205° | 344 m | 17.7 mi |
| Little Larch Mountain | SSW 209° | 342 m | 18.1 mi |
| Dayton Peak | W 271° | 324 m | 13.8 mi |
| White Star | W 262° | 258 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:24 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:33 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Precip in | 11.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 11.6 | 10.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelton AP, 11 mi away.
- Evergreen Huckleberry34 obs
- Common Raccoon33 obs
- Mule Deer31 obs
- Northern Kelp Crab31 obs
- Aggregating Anemone28 obs
- Pacific madrone25 obs
- Graceful Rock Crab25 obs
- Douglas's Squirrel22 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/281632772
Day trips start here
- Harstine Island · 4 mi
- Longbranch · 8 mi
- Shelton · 8 mi
- Lakebay · 9 mi
- Home · 10 mi
- Olympia · 10 mi
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