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Harstine Island (also known simply as Harstine or Hartstene) is an island in Mason County, Washington, United States. The US Census recognizes it as an unincorporated community . The island is located west of Case Inlet in southern Puget Sound , 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Olympia .
Jarrell Cove State Park administers five satellite state parks: Eagle Island, Harstine Island (a day-use park 2 miles (3.2 km) from Jarrell Cove with beach access via a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) trail), Hope Island, McMicken Island, and Stretch Point. [2] The park was established in 1953 and gradually expanded in the 1960s. [3]
Island Belle could transport three automobiles, and made three trips a day, three days a week. The ferry crossed Pickering Passage from the mainland to a landing on the west side of Harstine Island. [1] In 1929, Mason County replaced Island Belle with Harstine I, and, in 1945, Harstine II replaced Harstine I. In 1969 the ferry was superseded by ...
Harstine Island Community Hall. March 16, 1989 : North Island Dr. and Hartstene Island Dr. Harstine Island: 8: High Steel Bridge: High Steel Bridge. July 16, 1982 ...
The island is an Indian reservation of the Native American Squaxin Island Tribe. The island's land area is 5.739 km 2 (2.216 sq mi). There was no resident population as of the 2000 census. Squaxin Island is separated from Harstine Island, to the east, by Peale Passage. The island's name comes from the Lushootseed place–name sqʷax̌səd. [1]
Pickering Passage is a strait, in the southern end of part of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington.Entirely within Mason County, the Pickering Passage separates Hartstine Island from the mainland, and connects Totten Inlet with the north end of Case Inlet.
McMicken Island Marine State Park is a public recreation area in Case Inlet on the east flank of Harstine Island, South Puget Sound, Mason County, Washington.The state park's 222 acres (90 ha) include 11.5 acres (4.7 ha) of forested McMicken Island and 1,661 feet (506 m) of saltwater shoreline with a sheltered cove.
Further, this preference is reflected in the spelling used in these 4 institutions: The Harstine Island Community Club (dating from 1914), The Harstine Island Grange (also dating from 1914), The name of the ferry (the last one named Harstine II and in service for ~3 decades), The Harstine Island Post Office.