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There are county, state and federal marine protected areas off the coast of Washington. The state marine reserves are managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; [1] aquatic reserves are managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, [2] and marine state parks are managed by Washington State Parks. [3]
The following is list of beaches in the U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. Beaches occur both on the ocean shoreline and inland on lakes, rivers, etc. This list is organized by major coastline. States with large numbers of beaches are listed on linked subarticles.
The U.S. state of Washington has over 140 state parks that are managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. These include 19 marine parks and 11 Historical Parks. The park system was established in 1913 by the creation of the Washington State Board of Park Commissioners. [ 2 ]
Entire island preserved as Blind Island Marine State Park. Boulder Island San Juan 0 0 0 Brant Island Whatcom 0 0 0 Brown Island: San Juan 0.25 22 17 5 Buck Island San Juan 0 0 0 Burrows Island Skagit 0 0 0 Cactus Islands San Juan 0 0 0 Camano Island: Island 40.55 17,348 15,650 1,698 Has two state parks, Cama Beach and Camano Island State Park.
The Washington Emergency Management Division runs more than 120 sirens along the coast. These are outdoor notification systems meant to inform people disconnected from other alert systems. Listen ...
Location Date established [1] [16] Area [1] Description Assateague Island: Atlantic coast: Maryland, Virginia: September 21, 1965: 39,726.75 acres (160.8 km 2) As a barrier island, Assateague Island's beach and dunes are continually shaped by wind and waves. It is known for its feral horses and is also home to deer, crabs, fox, and migrating ...
According to the Washington State Department of Licensing, ocean beaches are legally state highways with a general speed limit of 25 mph (40 km/h), many only open to vehicles between the day after Labor Day and April 14, [12] but state law places the beaches under the control of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and only ...