Cama Beach State Park

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Cama Beach Historical State Park
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Location in the state of Washington
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Cama Beach State Park (the United States)
Location Island County, Washington, United States
Nearest city Stanwood, Washington
Coordinates 48°08′32″N122°30′49″W / 48.14222°N 122.51361°W / 48.14222; -122.51361 [1]
Area486 acres (197 ha)
Elevation82 ft (25 m) [1]
Designation Washington historical state park
Established1934-1989 [2]
Administrator Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Website Cama Beach Historical State Park
Cama Beach Resort
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Cama Beach Resort, October 2013
Nearest city Stanwood, Washington
Area38.3 acres (15.5 ha)
Built1934 (1934)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 01000505
Added to NRHPMay 15, 2001

Cama Beach State Park is a public recreation area facing Saratoga Passage on the southwest shore of Camano Island in Island County, Washington. The state park preserves the site of a renovated, modernized 1930s-era auto court and fishing resort.

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History

The archaeological record shows that Native Americans were active along the shoreline now known as Cama Beach for thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers. [3] The discovery of human remains and artefacts in the early 21st century threatened to scuttle the creation of a state park at the site. [4] In 1934, LeRoy Stradley opened a fishing resort with some two dozen cabins that could be rented by vacationers at a modest cost. After his death four years later, as many other Camano Island resort properties came and went, Stradley's family continued to operate Cama Beach Resort until 1989. [5] Once closed, Stradley's granddaughters sold the resort, which had fallen into disrepair, [6] to the state of Washington at a fraction of its estimated worth, [4] contributing some of their earnings to the property's rehabilitation. [3]

Activities and amenities

Park activities include boating, crabbing, scuba diving, fishing, swimming, hiking on 15 miles of trails, wildlife viewing, and horseshoes. [2] A mile-long trail connects the park with Camano Island State Park. Overnight accommodations at Cama Beach include two bungalows and 24 waterfront cedar cabins. [7] The Center for Wooden Boats operates the historic boathouse and shop, offering boat rentals (including boats from the site's days as a fishing resort), youth and adult sailing and boat building classes, and crabbing gear rentals. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cama Beach". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 "Cama Beach Historical State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 True, Kathryn (June 12, 2008). "Launching a new era at Cama Beach State Park". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Riddle, Margaret (November 16, 2008). "Cama Beach State Park on Camano Island officially opens on June 21, 2008". The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History. HistoryLink. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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