Griffin Bay State Park

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Griffin Bay State Park in San Juan County, Washington was a marine park with two campsites in the Washington State Parks. [1] It consisted of 15 acres (6.1 ha) with 340 feet (100 m) of saltwater shoreline. It was part of the Cascadia Marine Trail and campsites were restricted to visitors arriving by human- and wind-powered watercraft. [2] Though the state parks department still owned the land as of August, 2014, [3] the park is no longer listed on the state parks website. [4]

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References

  1. "Griffin Bay". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  2. "Complete information for Griffin Bay State Park". Washington State Parks. 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  3. "12889 STATE OF WASHINGTON PARKS & RECREATION for Year 2014 - 2015". San Juan County Assessor and Treasurer. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  4. "Washington State Parks". Washington State Parks. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.

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