Salsbury Point County Park
Port Gamble, WA
Salsbury Point County Park sits directly beside the Hood Canal Bridge, a mile west of Port Gamble, a gravel and sand beach at low tide with basalt rock below the seven foot tide line. A boat launch, picnic shelter, playground, and pay showers round out this small, free county park.
Real and free with a genuine bridge view, a pleasant but modest small park rather than a destination beach.
How we score beachesClamming and oystering are allowed here with a permit, a genuine option if the tide and season cooperate.
Free to access.
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