Introduction
Bay View State Park is a playground for people wanting a plethora of watersports, fires on the beach, and nature viewing, along with 76 campsites including 30 that feature electricity and water hookups. Located a half mile north of Bay View, Washington, the 66-acre park is situated along the shoreline of Padilla Bay overlooking the San Juan Islands. Bay View State Park was created in 1925 by the donation of 25 acres from the Skagit County Agricultural Association to the state of Washington with additional acres purchased through 1968.
The area surrounding Bay View State Park was once the ancestral homelands of the Swinomish, Samish, and Noo-Wha-Ha Indian Tribes. In 1840 the Hudson Bay Fur Trading Company brought many fur traders to the area where many of the fur traders married Swinomish and Samish women. Chief Pat-The-Us of the Noo-Wha-Ha tribe signed the Point Elliott Treaty in 1855 which confined the tribes to several of the San Juan Islands.
Bay View State Park shares open waters with the 11,000-acre Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The reserve is one of five that exists in the western United States. Activities within park are generally geared toward watersports. There are ample opportunities for you to go windsurfing, water skiing, fishing, and kayaking. Other options for recreation include beachcombing, kite flying, and the bird watching.
The weather at Bay View State Park is pleasant in the summer months from May to September with temperatures in the high 60s to 70s accompanied with minimal rainfall. Winter brings temperatures in the mid-40s along with up to five inches of rain per month. You're sure to create a lifetime of memories no matter what time of year you take an RV trip to Bay View State Park.
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