Kopachuck State Park – Day Use Area
Kopachuck State Park – Day Use Area
Washington State Parks
Kopachuck State Park is a cherished state park that was opened in the 1960s for camping, fishing, clamming, and picnics. The discovery of laminated root rot in the mature on-site trees closed the park’s campsite in the park due to safety concerns. Washington State Parks hired Bruce Dees & Associates in 2014 to protect and enhance park resources, enhance park visitation, and create a fiscally sustainable park to serve the surrounding community.
Tree Preservation
Due to the health of the trees on site, special attention was given to preserving healthy existing vegetation on site. Next to the new event center deck, a mature Douglas Fir tree snag can be seen, this tree was originally going to be preserved, but after the tree fell it created a unique habitat called a tree snag that can create opportunities for small mammals, birds, and other wildlife. This tree snag was left as a new addition to the various habitats that the site encompasses.
Wooden Site Elements
Wooden site elements like the heavy timber framing, railings, and lodge pole construction can be seen throughout the playground, event center, and the amphitheater. The wooden elements extend to the natural wooden playground and a log structure on site, as well as retaining walls and steps that are formed by logs and gravel.
Day Use Area
In August 2025, Kopachuck State Park was reopened as a day-use park that features a multipurpose event space, ADA accessible amphitheater, playground, picnic spaces, and improving pathways across the site to maintain access to the beach. Park visitors are introduced to everything that Washington has to offer, from a dense forest filled with moss and ferns to access to the driftwood strewn beach on Carr Inlet.