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Sea Kayak Trips Bulletin Board
Re: Eagle Island, Puget Sound
Posted By: Don Beale In Response To: Eagle Island, Puget Sound (George Burns)
Date: Wednesday, 10 February 1999, at 12:57 a.m.
I have a sister in Olympia who said that's a nice place. Thanks for the post! I'll make a trip up (from Portland).
> Eagle Island is a marine state park in Puget Sound. It lies in Balch
> Passage between Anderson and McNeil Islands. It makes a good day trip if
> you launch from the ferry dock in the town of Steilacoom. Steilacoom is a
> 15 to 20 minute drive from most parts of Tacoma, about 30 minute from
> Olympia, and is probably within an hour drive of south Seattle, traffic
> permitting.> Eagle Island a tiny, uninhabited, wooded island measuring about 100 X 300
> yards. The beaches are gravel, and there is a short trail inland. No
> camping is allowed, but it's a great spot for lunch. There are no
> facilities on the island. You will no doubt see many harbor seals and
> maybe a river otter or two. Clam digging is supposed to be good on the
> west side of the island, but the day we were there it was posted for Red
> Tide, (pariletic shellfish poisoning).> One-way paddling distance is about 3.9 NM straight line from the ferry
> dock, but it's pretty much open water. A better way to go is from the
> ferry dock to Ketron Island, Ketron to Anderson Island, then follow the
> shore of Anderson Island to Eagle Island. This involves a shorter 1.3 NM
> open water crossing, although the total distance is now about 4.5 NM. Make
> sure you watch the tides. The tidal currents in Balch passage are pretty
> strong.
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