Dash Point State Park
Federal Way, WA
Dash Point State Park covers 398 acres with 3,301 feet of Puget Sound shoreline, a sandy beach that widens dramatically at low tide into a genuinely large stretch of sand. Swimming, kite flying, birdwatching, and skimboarding are all common here, backed by 140 campsites and 11 miles of hiking and biking trails.
Big, genuinely sandy, and well documented, with real camping to back it up, a strong pick on the King-Pierce county line.
How we score beachesTime a visit around low tide if a big, wide beach is the goal; the sand more than doubles once the tide drops.
A Discover Pass is required for day parking.
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