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Puget Sound (/ ˈ p juː dʒ ɪ t / PEW-jit; Lushootseed: x̌ʷəlč IPA: [ˈχʷəlt͡ʃ] WHULCH) [1] [2] is a complex estuarine [5] system of interconnected marine waterways and basins located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of Washington.
Seahurst Park's beach along Puget Sound. Seahurst Park, in Burien, Washington (a suburb of Seattle), is a 178-acre (0.72 km 2) park with forests and a beach on Puget Sound. Originally a King County park, it was given to the newly incorporated city of Burien in 1996. The beach is about 2,000 feet (610 m) long, and the upper part of the beach has ...
The Puget Sound region is a coastal area of the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. state of Washington, including Puget Sound, the Puget Sound lowlands, and the surrounding region roughly west of the Cascade Range and east of the Olympic Mountains. It is characterized by a complex array of saltwater bays, islands, and peninsulas carved out by ...
Saltwater beach activities on Puget Sound: Iron Horse: Kittitas, King: 1,612 652 Rail trail over Snoqualmie Pass: Jarrell Cove: Mason: 43 17 Saltwater activities on south Puget Sound: Joemma Beach: Pierce: 122 49 Saltwater activities on south Puget Sound: Joseph Whidbey: Island: 112 45 Saltwater beach activities on the Strait of Juan de Fuca ...
Saltwater State Park is a 137 acres (0.55 km 2) plot of second-growth timber on Puget Sound in the city of Des Moines, Washington, United States. [1] The main attraction is 1,445 feet (440 m) of saltwater beachfront, including a sandy swimming beach in the southwest corner, and rocky tideflats along the west with a submerged artificial reef that is popular with scuba divers.
Fox Island is an island and census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States, in Puget Sound. It is located approximately 5 miles (8 km) from Gig Harbor. The island was named Fox by Charles Wilkes during the United States Exploring Expedition, to honor J.L. Fox, an assistant surgeon on the expedition. [4]
A view of McNeil Island and the Puget Sound from Steilacoom, Washington The old Anderson Island School. Anderson Island is the southernmost island in Puget Sound and a census-designated place of Pierce County, Washington, United States. [1] It is accessible by boat or a 20-minute ferry ride from Steilacoom. Anderson Island is just south of ...
A salmon cannery opened in 1900, went bankrupt two years later, and became Astoria-Puget Sound Cannery. The cannery was moved to Excursion Outlet, Alaska after fish traps were outlawed in 1934. Old buildings were used as warehouses until 1948. Chuckanut Mountain was logged in the 1890s and the bay was used to raft logs and to load ships.