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Access Issues

A Park at Green Point
A proposal of the Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation

Project Summary

The concept for a park at Green Point, at the mouth of Siebert Creek, was first developed by Mary Peck of Pacific Woodrush and Randy Johnson of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (see visual above in which the park at Green Point is labeled “CoastalBluff SP”. While the project has morphed over the years we still maintain:
• That the area at the mouth of Siebert Creek is a unique area worthy of protection and public ownership
• That the shoreline stretching from Morse Creek to Dungeness Spit is public (also see the visual above), but is not freely accessible to the public – making it one of the longest inaccessible stretches of public shoreline in the state.
• That opportunities still exist for Clallam County to work to acquire a park in the area.

The Current Opportunity

As of May 2006 the property right at the mouth, known locally as “the Plant Property” is available on the market. This property includes mature 2nd growth forest, both banks of lower Siebert Creek and the Siebert Creek Estuary. It is accessed via Gherke Road and supplies what many consider to be the best access to the beach between Morse Creek and Dungeness Spit. The property includes 1635 feet of marine shoreline and 2832 feet of Siebert Creek. In the map below the Plant Property is labeled in yellow.

 

A park in this area could provide:

• Unique Public Shoreline Access
• Large open space in an area of intensedevelopment pressure
• Fishing, surfing, kayaking, views, hikingand biking opportunities
• Critical Habitat Protection
• Education Opportunity focusing on habitatprotection and conservation easements
• Connection to Olympic Discovery Trail
• A Strait of Juan de Fuca Water TrailConnection
• Oil Spill Response Access

How To Take Action

Over the past three years the Surfrider Foundation has developed a partnership with the
Trust for Public Land in order to examine opportunities for enhancing public access to
shorelines along the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Trust For Public Land (TPL) is prepared
to engage with Clallam County to make this park a reality. We need a strong
commitment from Clallam County to make a park at Green Point a reality.
Additionally, Washington State Parks should partner on this project because of its
potential importance to a Strait of Juan de Fuca water trail. Such a trail would run from
Port Townsend to Neah Bay with locations every 5-8 miles for small boats to pull out
and/or camping. Support from the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
could make or break this project.
Public comment directed to Clallam County and the Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission are essential at this point.

Contacts

Clallam County Board of Commissioners / 360 417 2233 / commissioners@co.clallam.wa.us

Clallam County Parks Board / parks@co.clallam.wa.us

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission / 7150 Cleanwater Drive SW PO Box
42650 Olympia, WA 98504-2650 / 360 902 8561 / pao@parks.wa.gov

Additional information available through the Arnold Schouten, Chair, Olympic Peninsula
Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. arndeb@olypen.com / 360 452 9546