Twanoh State Park |
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HABITAT: |
182-acre state park with Hood Canal shoreline, conifer forest. | ||
| BIRDING: | Use scope to see divers: Common Loons, Marbled Murrelets, Western and Red-necked Grebes, Surf and White-winged Scoters, Common and Barrow’s Goldeneyes, Red-breasted Mergansers, Buffleheads, Greater Scaups, Ruddy Ducks. | ||
VIEWING: |
Waterfront affords spectacular 200-degree view of Hood Canal. Nov-April, best viewing 2 hours before/after high tide. Check trees by parking lot for Brown Creepers, Red Crossbills. Cross highway for 2.5-mile trail up through forest. Bonus: salmon in creek summer-fall. | ||
| ACCESS: | From Hwy 101 at milepost 337, turn east onto Hwy 106. At milepost 12.3, turn left (north) into Twanoh State Park boat launch, or right (south) into trailhead parking. | ||