Jarrell Cove State Park in Mason County, Washington is a marine camping

Camping

Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, motorhome, cabin, a primitive structure, or no...

 park in the Washington State Parks

Washington State Park System

The Washington State Park System is a set of state parks owned by the state government of Washington, USA. They are managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. As of 2011, the parks are primarily funded through the state's general fund, augmented by usage fees...

. It consists of 43 acres (17.4 ha) of forest with 3500 feet (1,066.8 m) of saltwater shoreline on Harstine Island

Harstine Island

Harstine Island is an island in Mason County, Washington. It is located west of Case Inlet in south Puget Sound, north of Olympia. Jarrell Cove State Park and Harstine Island State Park are located on the island.-History:...

 in south Puget Sound

Puget Sound

Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...

. Available activities include hiking

Hiking

Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...

, mountain biking

Mountain biking

Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.Mountain biking can...

, boating

Boating

Boating is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat, or the recreational use of a boat whether powerboats, sailboats, or man-powered vessels , focused on the travel itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or water skiing...

, scuba diving

Scuba diving

Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....

, fishing

Recreational fishing

Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing, is fishing for pleasure or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is fishing for profit, or subsistence fishing, which is fishing for survival....

, swimming, waterskiing, clamming

Clam digging

Clam digging is a common means of harvesting clams from below the surface of the tidal mud flats where they live. It is done both recreationally and commercially...

, crabbing, various athletic fields and courts, beachcombing

Beachcombing

Beachcombing and beachcomber are words with multiple, but related, meanings that have evolved over time.A beachcomber is someone who "combs" the beach, and the intertidal zone in general, looking for things of value, interest or utility....

, windsurfing

Windsurfing

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, birdwatching

Birdwatching

Birdwatching or birding is the observation of birds as a recreational activity. It can be done with the naked eye, through a visual enhancement device like binoculars and telescopes, or by listening for bird sounds. Birding often involves a significant auditory component, as many bird species are...

, wildlife viewing, and horseshoes

Horseshoes

Horseshoes is an outdoor game played between two people using four horseshoes and two throwing targets set in a sandbox area. The game is played by the players alternating turns tossing horseshoes at stakes in the ground, which are traditionally placed 40 feet apart...

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Jarrell Cove State Park also administers five satellite state parks:

• Eagle Island State Park
  Eagle Island State Park (Washington)
  Eagle Island State Park in Pierce County, Washington is one of the Washington State Parks. It is a marine park on Eagle Island in Balch Passage between McNeil and Anderson Islands in South Puget Sound. Available activities include beachcombing, birdwatching, and wildlife viewing...
  
  
• Harstine Island State Park
• Hope Island State Park (Mason)
  Hope Island State Park (Mason County, Washington)
  Hope Island State Park in Mason County, Washington is a marine camping park in the Washington State Park System. It consists of old-growth forest and salt marsh with a beach on Puget Sound. The island is reachable only by boat. Available activities include hiking, fishing, clamming,...
  
  
• McMicken Island State Park
  McMicken Island State Park
  McMicken Island State Park in Mason County, Washington is a Washington State Park accessible only by boat. It consists of the of forested McMicken Island in south Puget Sound, including of saltwater shoreline with a sheltered cove. Available activities include hiking, boating, clamming, and...
  
  
• Stretch Point State Park
  Stretch Point State Park
  Stretch Point State Park in Mason County, Washington is one of the Washington State Parks. It is administered as a satellite of Jarrell Cove State Park.-References:...