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Mystery Bay State Park

Parks in Jefferson County, WashingtonProtected areas established in 1972State parks of Washington (state)Use mdy dates from August 2023

Mystery Bay State Park is an eighteen-acre (7.3 ha) Washington marine state park on Mystery Bay, a small inlet off Scow Bay/Kilisut Harbor on the western side of Marrowstone Island. The park is located approximately one-half mile north of the Nordland General Store (which also faces Mystery Bay) on Flagler Road (SR 116). Many older wooden sailboats can be swinging at permanent moorage at the park. Park activities include picnicking, shellfish harvesting, fishing, boating, beachcombing, and scuba diving.

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Mystery Bay State Park
Flagler Road,

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98358
Washington, United States
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