Birch Bay State Park

Waterfront state park on Birch Bay with a rocky beach, forested campground, and shellfish and crabbing opportunities.

5105 Helweg Road, Blaine, WA 98230 · Blaine, WA

About Birch Bay State Park

This Whatcom County park sits on the saltwater shore of Birch Bay and also borders Terrell Creek. Visitors can walk the rocky beach, look across to the North Cascades and Canadian Gulf Islands, and paddle, windsurf, or swim in the bay's relatively warm water. The park offers standard, primitive, and partial hookup campsites in a wooded area, along with picnic tables, a reservable picnic shelter, and a half-mile interpretive marsh trail. Shellfish harvesting and crabbing are popular seasonal activities, and a recreational license is needed for them.

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