Potlatch State Park is a 57-acre camping park with 5,700 feet of saltwater shoreline on Hood Canal. The park's beautiful grounds are home to a variety of activities, from interpretive programs for kids to boating and shellfish harvesting.
Park History:
The area where Potlatch State Park is now located was known as "Enetai" (meaning "beyond") to the Skokomish Indian Tribe. The Indians set their winter villages here and held potlatches in the area. The park is named in honor of the potlatch, a gift-giving ceremony.
Later, the property became the Minerva Resort, with cabins and hotel. A sawmill that once sat on the site was destroyed by fire.
Park Hours:
Summer: 8 a.m. to dusk.
Winter: 8 a.m. to dusk.
Reservations are accepted year round.
Camping
Check-in time, 2:30 p.m.
Check-out time, 1 p.m.
Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m
Campsite Information:
The park has 38 tent spaces, 35 utility spaces, one dump station, one restroom in the day-use area and two restrooms with showers in the campground area. Maximum site length is 60 feet (may have limited availability). Two of the tent sites are for primitive use (hikers and bicyclers) only. Camping areas are subject to availability, and reservations are accepted for summer camping. To make a reservation, visit online or call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.
Activities in the Park and surrounding area
- Camping
- Fishing/hunting
- Golf
- Swimming
- Hiking
The Cache: is a regular sized camo lock-n-lock type container. It is located in the trails above the camping area. Your GPS will probably bounce around quite a bit, so take a look at the picture above and follow the log down trail! There is no need to step foot off the trail. The original contents were an unactivated travel bug, hotwheel, Lego Star Wars minifigure, small Lego "friends" kit and a few other small trinkets.
Please do not remove the small stamp in the cache. This is part of the GeoTour and needs to remain in the cache.
Congrats to 'akginger' for a quick FTF!
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- This geocache has an approved Permit to be placed at this location on property managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Visitors are responsible for acquainting themselves with policies and rules pertaining to State Parks areas.
- The following items may not be placed in the geocache: food, illegal substances, medications, personal hygiene products, pornographic materials, hazardous materials, or weapons of any type.
- By searching for the cache, visitors agree that they are responsible for their own actions, and acknowledge that neither the State of Washington nor the cache owner is responsible for any loss or injury that may occur in relation to such search.
- Report any incident, problem, or violation to State Parks staff.
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