Saltwater State Park is on the flight path of Sea-Tac International Airport and can be noisy at times, but it's all part of the urban beach experience. Hike on the cool green forested trails or cook up a picnic on one of the park's many barbecue grills. The reef is a protected marine sanctuary, and harvesting is not allowed. If you prefer to view sea life from under the water, Saltwater is the only state park with an underwater artificial reef for diving. Explore Saltwater's tide pools or its seasonal salmon spawning in McSorley Creek. Wade in the shallows, make sand castles or play on the driftwood-strewn shore. While you won't often have the beach to yourself on a warm summer day, the atmosphere can't be beat. Set on a stretch of shoreline between Tacoma and Seattle, Saltwater is one of the most popular Washington state parks. I think next time we want to camp in the Seattle/Tacoma area we’ll stick to the KOA – at least they have to meet certain standards of cleanliness.Saltwater State Park delivers a sandy beach getaway on the edge of Washington's largest urban area, and the park is only 2 miles from Interstate 5.
It’s just too expensive for a couple of hours. This Discover Pass is the reason we have pretty much quit going to Washington State Parks, especially if we just have a couple of hours to spend. This would be a nice place to stop for a picnic at the beach as you are passing through, except there is a $10 fee for day use (or you can buy a yearly pass for $30). There is no lifeguard but the families using the beach seemed to be keeping a pretty good eye on their kids. The restrooms there do not have locks on the doors either. The beach area is pretty and has a large parking lot. It is a fairly quiet camp at night, which is surprising since it’s right under the flight path for SeaTac Airport and in an urban area. We each decided after the first shower that the place was too dirty and inconvenient to use again, so we waited until we got home to have a good shower. The large one in the men’s room also did not have a showerhead and faucet, and the token machine was jammed in one of the others. My husband said the men’s showers were awful and only one of his worked. There are benches to place your things on, but they are several steps away from the actual showers out in the main part of the room – in other words, if there is anyone else using the shower at the same time, you will be showing them everything before you can grab your towel. You get 3 minutes of hot water per token. The showers require tokens to work – the tokens currently (2014) cost 50 cents each and you get them at a dispenser at the front gate. None of the stalls has anywhere to put your soap and shampoo other than on top of the token box. The larger one, which is probably supposed to be the accessible one, except for the fact that there is a 4-inch high step to get over into the shower, has no showerhead, no handle on the faucet, and no shower curtain. And the showers! In the women’s showers, there are 3 stalls. He also complained about the lack of counter space. My husband said in the men’s room one of the toilets flushed every few seconds. Those spiderwebs do not get grey and tattered in one day. I realize it’s a campground and there will be a certain amount of dirt tracked in, but there should be maintenance people to clean several times a day.
The mirrors are polished metal which would make good funhouse mirrors. Neither sink has a decent drain stopper – I wonder how many contact lenses and toothpaste caps have gone down the drain? The hand dryer worked once then never again in the 3 days we were there. There is no counter to put your things on so you can wash your face and do your makeup. Neither sink is ADA accessible or child-friendly. One only stays on as long as you hold it, one stays on for a minute or so then shuts off. Everything should be in working order after having the whole winter to fix things! There are two sinks, and each has a different handle. This is the beginning of the camping season. One sign was computer printed, one was written on blue masking tape. The toilets are supposed to have those sensors so they flush automatically, but two of them have signs up saying it was necessary to push the button. On the toilet side, for the ladies, there are 3 stalls. The reservation information online should provide accurate information, or that bit of information should be left out. When we looked at the park website we wondered if our 9x10 tent would fit, since the reservation info said the tent pad area was 8x8, but there was plenty of room for the tent. We camped over Memorial weekend 2014 in a tent in loop A. Dash Point State Park is a very pretty wooded area in Federal Way with beach access.
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