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Cutts Island State Park, Gig Harbor, WA

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Sports & Outdoors

Cutts Island State Park

A small two-acre island in Carr Inlet, reachable only by boat, with a beach and water activities.

Gig Harbor, WA

About Cutts Island State Park

Cutts Island is a tiny island park in Carr Inlet off Pierce County, Washington. Visitors arrive only by water, and the island is a clay butte with a stand of trees and a teardrop-shaped beach that appears at low tide. It lies about half a mile offshore from Kopachuck State Park. Day-use visitors can beachcomb, watch birds, fish, kayak, paddleboard, and scuba dive. Overnight camping is not allowed, and the island has no drinking water or restrooms, so visitors must pack out all trash and waste. Seal pups rest on the beach during low tide in pup season, and visitors must keep at least 100 yards from marine mammals. Moorage buoys are available for boaters, with payment made at Kopachuck State Park.

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