Overview
Dash Point State Park is a 398-acre camping park with 3,301 feet of saltwater shoreline on Puget Sound. The beach provides unobstructed views of the Sound and excellent opportunities for sea-life study.

Hours
Summer: 8 a.m. to dusk.
Winter: 8 a.m. to dusk.

The park is open year-round for camping and day use. The upper campground closes to camping Sept. 13, reopens April 15.

Camping:
Check-in time, 2:30 p.m.
Check-out time, 1 p.m.
Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.

Facilities
There are two covered picnic shelters in the park reservable by calling (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688. The park provides 73 unsheltered picnic tables available first-come, first-served.

The park has 114 tent spaces, 27 utility spaces, one dump station, four restrooms and eight showers. Maximum site length is 40 feet (may have limited availability). To reserve a campsite, call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.

The park offers a group camp that accommodates up to 100 people. The camp features a large open area and 12 smaller group sites within the camp. Fees vary with size of the group. To reserve, call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.

Activities
Picnicking, camping, hiking and biking trails, fishing, swimming (saltwater), interpretive activities, bird watching, wildlife viewing, beachcombing, sailboarding, mountain biking, amphitheatre.

Clamming is not recommended.

Directions
Located on the west side of Federal Way, Wash., in the vicinity of Seattle, Wash.

From I-5:
Exit at the 320th St.exit (exit #143). Take 320th St. west approximately four miles. When 320th St. ends at a T-intersection, make a right onto 47th St. When 47th St. ends at a T-intersection, turn left onto Hwy. 509/ Dash Point Rd. Drive about two miles to the park. (West side of street is the campground side, and east side is the day-use area.)

Information Courtesy Of Washington State Parks