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Clark Island state park
Location
Clark Island State Park is 1.75 miles northeast of Orcas Island, San Juan County.
Acreage
55.05 acres with approximately 11,292 feet of saltwater shoreline on the Strait of Georgia.
Acquired
This park was acquired from the Federal Government in 1964 at no cost.
Historical Background
The island was named by the 1841 Wilkes Expedition honoring John Clark, a midshipman killed in Perry's Battle of Lake Erie.
Facilities
8 campsites, 2 picnic sites with fire rings, 9 moorage buoys, 2 vault toilets, 1 storage building, and 1 bulletin board. The island has no drinking water, and park visitors remove their own garbage.
Activities
Primitive camping, picnicking, saltwater fishing, hiking, scuba diving and clam digging.
Courtesy of Washington State Park and Recreation Commission
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