| Kayak Point County Park | |
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 The beach at Kayak Point County Park, pictured in 2017 | |
  Location in Washington  Kayak Point County Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Snohomish County, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 48°08′06″N 122°22′05″W / 48.135°N 122.368°W[1] |
| Area | 670 acres (270 ha) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m)[1] |
| Established | 1972 |
| Governing body | Snohomish County Parks and Recreation |
| Website | Kayak Point Regional County Park |
Kayak Point County Park is a county park near Warm Beach, in Snohomish County, Washington. The 670-acre (270 ha) park is located along Port Susan and includes a saltwater beach, a boat launch, a disc golf course, and public campgrounds. Kayak Point is the most popular county park in Snohomish County and is mainly visited for recreational fishing, crabbing, and birdwatching.
Kayak Point was home to a private, locally-run seaside resort from the 1920s to 1950s, named after a pair of Inuit kayaks brought to the resort from Alaska. In the 1960s, Atlantic Richfield proposed construction of an oil refinery at Kayak Point, purchasing 1,200 acres (490 ha) of land, and received approval from the county to re-zone the area for industrial use. During public hearings, local residents opposed the refinery and later filed a lawsuit against the county over its re-zoning decision, which was voided by the Washington Supreme Court in 1979 as an inequitable use of "spot zoning". Atlantic Richfield later attempted to develop some of its land holdings into a master-planned residential community in the 1970s, but failed to receive county approval due to a lack of good roads and sewers.
The county park was established in 1972, using waterfront property bought by the county government from Atlantic Richfield. It was dedicated in 1976 and underwent major renovations from 2023 to 2024.
- ^ a b "Kayak Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 12, 1979. Retrieved August 2, 2017.