Beach assessments

Data collected by volunteers provides valuable information about the marine life on King County beaches. Knowing what plants and animals inhabit local beaches and their condition is important if we wish to maintain the special ecosystems, features and values of our area's shorelines. It is the beginning step in maintaining the beaches so that future generations can enjoy and use these areas as we do. We invite you to tour the individual beaches below and look at the data collected from surveys conducted in 1996 and 1997.

Below are the beaches assessed in King County. Click on the map or on the list to the Left to visit a beach!

• Alki Beach
• Burton Acres
• Carkeek Park
• Dash Point
• Dockton Beach Park
• Golden Gardens Park
• Lincoln Park
• Maury Island Marine Park
• Mee Kwa Mooks Park
• Point Robinson Park
• Point Wells
• Richmond Beach Park
• Saltwater State Park
• Seahurst Park
• Tramp Harbor
• West Point - Discovery Park

Check out the following keys for identifying marine intertidal animals in Puget Sound:

Clam Identification Key

Seastar Identification Key

Links to Other Marine Beach Sites:

• Washington State Department of Health
• Puget Sound Water Quality Authority (gone)
• People for Puget Sound

For more information about King County saltwater beaches, please contact Kim Stark, Senior Water Quality Planner, Water and Land Resources Division.