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State Parks committee may secure also 

 the tract including the summit of the 

 mountain, a sphagnum bog and some 

 water-front on salt water. 



4. *Deception Pass State Park. (D3.) 

 This comprises 2000 acres lying on both 

 sides of Deception Pass. The park 

 includes four islands two in the pass 

 and two east of it. There is a very 

 strong tide through the pass and it 

 changes suddenly. It is passable for 

 small boats at slack tide only. Large 

 beds of bladder kelp occur in the tide- 

 ways around the pass. There are several 

 fine sandy beaches and numerous rocky 

 cliffs with sparse timber and other vege- 

 tation in the crevices. The timber of 

 this park is mostly fir, of the stunted 

 and distorted sort commonly found in 

 poor soil in exposed situations along 

 salt water. 



Seattle!, 70 mi. north (or Everett! 50 

 mi. north) Great Northern Ry. 14 mi. 

 south (a) from AnacortesJ. Ferry ser- 

 vice across the pass. 



5. *Crawford State Park. (A4.) A tract 

 of 40 acres including the entrance to 

 Gardner Cave. The cave is extensive and 

 is not fully explored. The park is hilly 

 and is in the western yellow pine zone. 



Spokane!, 40 mi. n.e. to Newport!, 

 thence 50 mi. n. to Metaline Falls! from 

 which the park is 6 mi. n.e. by trail. 



6. Money Creek Park. (D4.) A tract 

 of 18 acres near the Skykomish River 

 among the Cascade mountains. It is on 

 the Cascade Scenic Highway, and is 

 privately owned. Heavily timbered, 

 tall, beautiful Douglas firs and some fine 

 cedar, plenty of vine maple; devil's club 

 and other plants of rich coniferous forest. 



Everett!, 50 mi. east by Gr. Nor. Ry. 

 or stage, 1 mi. s.e. (w) or (a) from Miller 

 River!. 



7. *Lewis and Clark State Park. (A4.) 

 An area of 520 acres of virgin coniferous 

 timber with the undergrowth practically 

 undisturbed. The smaller animals are 

 also practically undisturbed. The tract 

 is nearly level and has a small stream 

 flowing through it. On Pacific Highway 

 between Chehalis and Toledo (12 mi. 



north of Chehalis). Chehalis is 50 mi. 

 by rail or auto south of Tacoma. 



B. RESERVED PARK SITES 



The following park sites have been 

 selected, although formal reservation 

 has not, in all cases, been made. These 

 areas are of interest at present, mainly 

 to automobile tourists only. Local 

 inquiries will be necessary in most cases 

 in order to find them. 



*Clarke County. (B4.) Five acres, 

 located just north of Amboy. Portland, 

 Oregon! 30 mi. north Nor. Pac-Ry. to 

 Woodland! Wash., thence 15 mi. east (a). 



Grays Harbor County. (B4.) (Sec- 

 tion 36, township 19 north, range 7 west.) 

 South and east of the county road. 

 Montesano! or Satsop!. 



*Five acres bordering on Boone Street, 

 Aberdeen. On Westport Highway Aber- 

 deen!, or Hoquiam!. 



*King County. (B4.) Five acres on 

 the Sunset Highway, east of Issaquah. 



*Five acres bordering road on east side 

 of tract. Vashon Island. Seattle! 15 

 mi. southwest by stage and ferry to 

 Vashon Heights!. 



3.92 acres, on south side of main 

 traveled highway from Seattle! to North 

 Bend!, near Redmond!. 



Mason County. (B4.) Located east 

 of the state road and including all tide 

 lands in front of lot 1. On Olympic 

 Highway. Lilliwaup!. 



*Three acres bordering on Hood Canal 

 and on the Navy Yard Highway. 

 Union!. 



Okanogan County. (B4.) Located in 

 lot 3, on Whitestone Lake. Sixteen 

 miles s.w. of Oroville!. 



*Pierce County. (B4.) Section 36, 

 township 18 north, range 3 east. A 

 strip of land lying on each side of the 

 county road (now National Park High- 

 way). Twenty-five miles south of 

 Tacoma!. 



Spokane County. (B4.) Section 16, 

 township 24 north, range 45 east; on a 

 county road and creek. On paved high- 

 way 22 mi. from Spokane!. 



