Location

On the northeast side of Lopez Island, San Juan County.

Acreage

129.6 acres with approximately 7,840 feet of saltwater shoreline on Lopez Sound, including tidelands at the spit and to the north.

Acquired

Spencer Spit State Park was acquired in two parcels, both occurring in 1967, for total cost of $263,000, from Spencer Spit Properties, Inc.

Historical Background

Homesteaded approximately 1860 by the Troxall family, it was sold to the Spencer family in 1869.

Facilities

34 standard campsites (9 are walk-in sites), 3 emergency primitive sites, 2 adirondack sites, 1 10-site group camp, 1 3-site group camp, 1 "camp host" site, 26 picnic sites, 16 offshore moorage buoys, 1 vault toilet, 3 miles of road, shop, 1 residence, and a log cabin (1913 vintage) used as a picnic shelter. There are 2 comfort stations, trailer dump, and a 4-table cooking shelter, plus the remnant of the Spencer's old house, now a covered picnic shelter. There are also two reservable group-camp areas.

Activities

Vehicle & walk-in camping, picnicking, saltwater fishing and clamming, beachcombing, bird watching.

Of Special Interest

The park's main feature is a 1/4-mile long sand spit that contains a saltwater lagoon marsh. The park also contains an archeological Indian campsite (Miden site).

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