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This park was formerly known as Mukilteo State Park. The lighthouse was deeded to the City of Mukilteo in 2001, and Washington State Parks deeded the parklands to the City in 2003. In 2004, the City adopted a Lighthouse Park Master Plan [1] to make physical site improvements in four phases. Phases I and II have been completed, adding amenities ...
The Old Town neighborhood has several of the city's major parks, including Mukilteo Lighthouse Park, a former state park that was acquired by Mukilteo in 2003 and is the city's most-used park facility. [87] [155] The 12-acre (4.9 ha) park includes a beach, boat launch, playground, and picnic areas.
The entire complex was renovated by the Mukilteo city government in the 1990s for use as a museum. [9] On August 19, 2001, the U.S. Coast Guard turned over ownership of the lighthouse to the City of Mukilteo. [10] [11] [12] It is the centerpiece of Mukilteo Lighthouse Park, with the grounds and interior open to the public. [13]
The state park's 2,023 acres (819 ha) encompass a diverse landscape of old-growth forest, freshwater lakes, freshwater and saltwater marshes, and oceanside tidelands. Park sites include Fort Canby, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, North Head Lighthouse, and Cape Disappointment Lighthouse. [2]
In 1903, the Mukilteo Lumber Company (later, the Crown Lumber Company) was established and continued its operations until 1930. Many of its workers were Japanese immigrants who, with their families, lived in company housing in what became known as "Jap Gulch," later changed to "Japan Gulch" and "Japanese Gulch."
Ike Kinswa State Park is a public recreation area on the northern side of Lake Mayfield, located three miles (4.8 km) northwest of Mossyrock in Lewis County, Washington. The state park covers 421 acres (170 ha) that include 46,000 feet (14,000 m) of shoreline mostly along the Tilton River including the point where the Tilton and Cowlitz rivers ...
Lime Kiln Point State Park is a 42-acre Washington state park on the western shore of San Juan Island in the San Juan archipelago. The park is considered one of the best places in the world to view wild orcas from a land-based facility. [ 2 ]
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