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Joemma Beach State Park, Lakebay, WA

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Sports & Outdoors

Joemma Beach State Park

Saltwater state park on South Puget Sound's Key Peninsula, popular with kayakers, paddlers, and boaters.

20001 Bay Road SW, Lakebay, WA 98349 · Lakebay, WA

About Joemma Beach State Park

Joemma Beach State Park sits on the Key Peninsula in South Puget Sound. Visitors reach it by boat or by car from Olympia, Tacoma, and nearby shoreline towns. The park offers a boat ramp, floating docks, buoys, and picnic areas with both sheltered and open tables. Primitive campsites are reservable during part of the year, and a few hiker/biker and water-trail sites are first come, first served. Paddlers, beachcombers, anglers, and wildlife watchers come for the quiet saltwater setting. A Discover Pass is needed for day-use parking.

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