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Stuart Island Marine State Park
Prevost Harbour.jpg
Prevost Harbor and Reid Harbor (right)
Stuart Island Marine State Park is located in Washington (state)
Stuart Island Marine State Park
Stuart Island Marine State Park
Location in Washington (state)
Location San Juan County, Washington, United States
Area 433 acres (175 ha)
Elevation 89 ft (27 m)
Designation Washington marine state park
Established 1952
Administrator Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Website Stuart Island Marine State Park

Stuart Island State Park in San Juan County, Washington is a marine camping park in the Washington State Park System. It consists of 433 acres (175 ha) of land and waterways on and around Stuart Island, named for Frederick D. Stuart, clerk to explorer Charles Wilkes.

Activities and amenities

The park has 33,030 feet (10,070 m) of saltwater shoreline with moorage at Reid Harbor and Prevost Harbor. Activities include hiking on 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of trails, boating, scuba diving, fishing, and crabbing. The park is part of the Cascadia Marine Trail; some of its 18 primitive campsites are reserved for boaters arriving by other than motorized means.

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