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The View from Scenic Beach State Park
Scenic Beach State Park in Washington State along the Hood Canal offers views of a glacier-formed fjord and dramatic vistas of the Olympic Mountains inside Olympic National Park. Hood Canal was first called "Hood's Channel" by Captain Vancouver, its European discoverer, in 1792 after Lord Hood, a famous English Admiral of the day.
There are several long narrow valleys sculpted by the last ice age, or, in geological terms, "fjords," in North America, mainly in British Columbia and Alaska, but they are most associated with the Scandinavian coastlines.
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Picnic Among the Towering Firs
Scenic Beach State park offers a serene view to accompany your picnic. From the picnic tables sheltered by the towering fir trees, the Hood Canal and the Olympic Mountains burst forth on a sunny day.
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Rowboats at Seabeck
These rowboats were located on the water near Seabeck, Washington, a town on the Hood Canal near Scenic Beach State park.
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Scenic Beach State Park
Photo Essay written 23 March 2008
Scenic Beach State Park near Seabeck, Washington, provides a stunning location for hiking, camping, picnicing, oyster shucking and, of course, photography.
Hood Canal and Olympic Mountains from Scenic Beach State Par
Scenic Beach State Park near Seabeck, Washington provides a stunning view of water and mountains. Even though the Olympic Mountains are not very high, they are dramatic since they are often snow-covered and they rise from sea level. Hood Canal is a fjord off Puget Sound and was formed by glaciers digging our a deep trench along the Olympic Mountain range in Northwest Washington State. Binoculars confirmed the bird was a seagull, but eagles are often seen at this beach looking for fish, small birds and other animals attracted by the huge wild oyster beds located along the waters.
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Sea Grasses Cling to Beach Rock at Scenic Beach
These grasses are clinging to a colorful rock in the intertidal area of the beach at Scenic Beach State Park near Seabeck, Washington. This rocky beach is located along the Hood Canal just west of Seattle, and about a 45-minute drive from Tacoma, or an hour and a half drive from Seattle.
The colorful gravel was formed by advancing and retreating glaciers which dug out the deep Hood Canal. This feature is really a fjord, and is the deepest protected coastal waters completely within the US borders that can accommodate US Navy submarines diving to their deepest dives.
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Beach at Scenic Beach State Park
The intertidal areas along the rocky beach at Scenic Beach State Park near Seabeck, Washington are covered with empty shells as well as growing oyster beds. Several times a year oyster season will open and visitors are allowed to shuck up to ten oysters per person, as long as the shells remain on the beach. Some people just slurp up the critters raw from the clean waters of the Hood Canal, but others take them back to their campsite and roast them quickly over the coals of their fire.
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Play Area, Scenic Beach State Park
If there isn't enough activity in the natural areas, this new play area has been built to give children another place to exercise. Scenic Beach State park is never crowded, but it can get busy during July and August, when the weather is more favorable for outdoor activities in this area of the Northwest. Along Hood Canal most days, except in summer, are misty, cloudy and often rainy.
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Public Shelter, Scenic Beach State Park
There are several former cabins that are now day shelters for visitors at Scenic Beach State Park near Seabeck, Washington. These old cabins can be rented for family picnics or cozy meetings or just shelter from the often-times misty, cool weather at the park.
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Picnic Area, Scenic Beach State Park
The picnic areas at Scenic Beach State Park near Seabeck, Washington are nestled among towering fir trees with a view over the Hood Canal to the Olympic Mountains. This is a superb place for family camping, hiking and other outdoor activities.
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Roger Ward has been a member since 21 January 2008 and goes by tacomasunset.
Currently in Tacoma, enjoying the mild summer breezes off Puget Sound..
I am a traveler who likes scenic spots, eco-tourism, adventure travel and voluntourism living in Tacoma, Washington, where Mount Rainier is a misty memory and occasional visitor in the winter or an everpresent luminescent beacon in the summer.
