Deception Pass

Acantilado en Oak Harbor, Washington, United States

• Abierto todo el año
• Mejores meses: mayo–septiembre
• Duración típica: 2h
• Horario: 06:30-dusk (registrado 2026-10-13)

Acceso y tarifas

• buoy fee (tarifa: $23)
• se requiere pase discover (day: $10 · annual: $45)
• dock moorage fee (tarifa: $1 per vessel foot)
• overnight unattended vehicle (tarifa: $10/night)
• trailer dump fee (tarifa: $5/use)
• watercraft launch fee (tarifa: $7/day)

Qué hacer

• bird watching
• navegación
• bridge walking & viewpoints
• acampada (types: standard, accessible, winter)
• crabbing
• pesca
• senderismo
• hiking trail network (ubicación: both island sides)
• jet boat tours (ruta: canyon and under bridge)
• kayak — class 2–3 rapids during large tide changes
• kayaking rapids (class: 2–3 · trigger: large tide changes)
• ciclismo de montaña
• paddleboarding
• picnic
• buceo — expert only, limited safe windows
• shellfishing
• natación
• tidal current viewing (viewpoints: bridge walkways, south-bridge trail)
• observación de vida silvestre (especies: elephant seals, porpoises, orcas, whales)

Servicios

• accessible trails and campsites
• amphitheater
• boat ramp
• campgrounds (ubicación: Whidbey Island side)
• dock moorage and buoys
• interpretive visitor center
• picnic shelters
• ranger station (dirección: 41020 State Route 20, Oak Harbor)
• restrooms with showers

Mejor época para visitar

• summer for warm, dry weather (temporada: junio–septiembre)
• warm dry hiking (temporada: verano)
• wildflower blooms (temporada: winter–spring)
• winter–spring for wildflowers (temporada: December–May)

Eventos y temporadas

• jr. ranger activity (temporada: scheduled program, e.g. Sep 6 6:30–7:00 p.m.)

Características

• 4,100+ acres (incluye: forest, beaches, trails, campsites)
• cranberry lake (use: freshwater fishing, bird watching)
• deception pass bridge (NRHP: listed 1982 · longitud: 976 ft / 297 m)
• exposed ophiolite geology (antigüedad: 140+ million years)
• glacial grooves on goose rock (cause: last ice age glacier)
• historic twin bridges (listed: National Register of Historic Places, 1982)
• old-growth forested shoreline (especies: Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, madrone, western red-cedar)
• original forested shoreline (context: among last in Salish Sea)
• tidal currents (speed: ~8 knots peak)
• tidal strait, ~8-knot currents (hazard: standing waves, whirlpools, eddies)

Cerca de aquí

• hope island marine state park (tipo: separate marine park)
• skagit island marine state park (tipo: separate marine park)

Datos útiles

• access via sr-20
• dogs allowed on leash
• horses allowed
• más de 2 millones de visitantes anuales
• park hours (apr–sep) (horario: 6:30 AM to dusk)
• park hours (oct–mar) (horario: 8:00 AM to dusk)
• primary access road (road: State Route 20)
• summer hours (horario: 6:30 a.m.–dusk)
• winter hours (horario: 8:00 a.m.–dusk)

Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-A4PQ-09Z4Z

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