Potlatch State Park

Potlatch State Park
Map showing the location of Potlatch State Park
Map showing the location of Potlatch State Park
Location in the state of Washington
Map showing the location of Potlatch State Park
Map showing the location of Potlatch State Park
Potlatch State Park (the United States)
LocationMason, Washington, United States
Coordinates47°21′42″N 123°09′35″W / 47.36167°N 123.15972°W / 47.36167; -123.15972[1]
Area57 acres (23 ha)
Elevation75 ft (23 m)[1]
EstablishedUnspecified
OperatorWashington State Parks and Recreation Commission
WebsitePotlatch State Park

Potlatch State Park is a 57-acre (23 ha) Washington state park located on Hood Canal near the town of Potlatch in Mason County. The park offers camping, hiking, boating, fishing, shellfish harvesting, beachcombing, and sailboarding.[2]

Potlatch State Park was opened in 1960 on a prime piece of land that was traditionally territory of the Skokomish people. The creation of this park has been the subject of land claims brought by the Skokomish people.[3]

The namesake of the Potlatch State Park, specifically the word "potlatch", refers to a gift-giving feast and ceremony practiced by Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and the United States.

  1. ^ a b "Potlatch State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference wasp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Skokomish Indian Tribe: Culture and History". Skokomish Indian Tribe. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.