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Penrose Point State Park

Overview
Penrose Point State Park is a 152-acre marine and camping park on the shores of Puget Sound. The park has over two miles of saltwater frontage on Mayo Cove and Carr Inlet. Wildlife, birds and forested terrain make this a beautiful park.

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

The park is open year-round for camping and day use.

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
The park has two picnic shelters without electricity and 60 unsheltered picnic tables. All are first-come, first-served.

A spacious day-use area at the beach features a large lawn, picnic tables, braziers, a small picnic shelter and a restroom.

Activities
Picknicking, hiking and biking trails, boating (saltwater), moorage and dock, diving, fishing, personal watercraft, water skiing, clamming, crabbing, oysters, beachcombing, bird watching, three fire circles, two horseshoe pits, interpretive activities, mountain biking, wildlife viewing.

Directions
Located 16 miles southwest of Purdy, Wash., on the state's western side.

From SR 16 at Purdy:
Follow SR 302 (Key Peninsula Hwy.) south through the towns of Key Center and Home. Turn left at Cornwall Rd. KPS (second road after crossing the Home Bridge). Continue about 1 1/4 miles, and turn left onto 158th Ave. KPS. Follow this street into the park.

Alternative route (from SR 302 eastbound):
From the intersection of SR 302 and Key Peninsula Hwy., travel south through the towns of Key Center and Home. Turn left at Cornwall Rd. KPS (second road after crossing the Home Bridge). Continue about 1 1/4 miles, and turn left onto 158th Ave. KPS. Follow this street into the park.

Information Courtesy Of Washington State Parks