Washington State Parks has published a News Release informing boaters that mooring buoy repairs will be underway starting July 16 in South Puget Sound; starting August 10 on the Kitsap Peninsula; and in North Puget Sound starting mid-September.
Overnight mooring space may be limited during construction. As noted in their News Release, the long-term project is to replace mooring buoy anchors with heftier, more stable anchors and chains. Work is scheduled Monday through Friday, subject to weather delays.
Mooring buoy park locations for anchor replacements are scheduled as follows:
North and South Puget Sound – July 16 through Aug. 7
- Fort Flagler
- Fort Townsend
- Mystery Bay
- Cutts Island
- Eagle Island
- Hope Island- Mason County
- Jarrell Cove
- Joemma Beach
- Kopachuck
- McMicken Island
- Penrose Point
- Stretch Island
- Tolmie
Kitsap Peninsula – Aug. 10 through Aug. 21
- Blake Island
- Illahee
North Puget Sound, Hope and Skagit Islands – Sept. 14 through Oct. 2
- Fort Worden
- Sequim Bay
- Hope Island- Skagit County
- Skagit Island
WA State Parks determines if mooring buoys are safe by conducting biennial dive inspections and conducts surface inspections in opposite years.
State Parks reports their appreciation for patience with intermittent closures of individual buoys that occur while work is completed.
Photo Credit: Paul Kutrich
