Showing posts with label WA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WA. Show all posts

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Jarrell Cove State Park (on Harstine Island: Shelton, WA)

Camp, picnic, walk, swim, fish, boat, read, or just lie on the grass and relax.  Jarrell Cove State Park is wonderful for the whole family.  We went on a sunny, hot Saturday in June and it wasn't crowded!  This park is definitely off the beaten path, so do bring your cooler and picnic fare.  Jarrell Cove State Park is a 43-acre marine camping park with 3,500 feet of saltwater shoreline on the northwest end of Harstine Island in south Puget Sound.  Doggies must be on leash.
Park address/Directions/Map: 391 E. Wingert Road, Shelton, WA 98584 From the town of Shelton: take SR 3 north eight miles. Turn right on Pickering Rd., and drive four miles to Harstine Island. Once on the island, turn left at the stop sign, and drive four miles to the park. 








Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Rhododendron: The Official Flower of Washington State

Rhododendron macrophyllum, the Pacific Rhododendron, Coast Rhododendron or Big Leaf Rhododendron, is a broadleaf evergreen rhododendron species native to western North America.  Rhododendrons thrive beautifully on the west side of the Cascade Mountains.