Updated August 2026

Best beaches in Washington by water quality

Washington has 1,468 public beaches in the EPA monitoring dataset, 124 of them with enough bacteria samples to grade. 48 earn an A for consistently clean water, while 8 grade an F for frequently exceeding the safe-swimming limit. Full ranking below.

A 48

B 35

C 20

D 13

F 8

Grade	Beach	County	% over limit	Samples	Advisory
A	Westhaven State Park, Half Moon Bay	Grays Harbor	0%	220	Excellent
A	Westhaven State Park, South Jetty	Grays Harbor	0%	215	Excellent
A	Third Beach, Neah Bay	Clallam	0%	107	Excellent
A	Arness County Park	Kitsap	0%	101	Excellent
A	Cape Flattery	Clallam	0%	95	Excellent
A	Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park	Clallam	0%	89	Excellent
A	West Bay, Port Ludlow Associates	Jefferson	0%	70	Excellent
A	Second Beach, Neah Bay	Clallam	0%	56	Excellent
A	Similk Beach	Skagit	0%	52	Excellent
A	Semiahmoo County Park	Whatcom	0%	49	Excellent
A	Blaine Rd. Bridge	Whatcom	0%	43	Excellent
A	Jetty Island	Snohomish	0%	35	Excellent
A	Semiahmoo Resort & Marina	Whatcom	0%	29	Excellent
A	Swinomish Channel Boat Launch	Skagit	0%	29	Excellent
A	Lummi Island County, Beach 223b	Whatcom	0%	27	Excellent
A	Capitol Land Trust, South Eld Inlet	Thurston	0%	22	Excellent
A	Port Of Everett Marina	Snohomish	0%	20	Excellent
A	Halfmoon Bay - City Of Westport	Grays Harbor	0.5%	219	Excellent
A	Dave Mackie Memorial County Park	Island	0.5%	207	Excellent
A	Brackett's Landing & Edmonds Underwater Park	Snohomish	0.5%	207	Excellent
A	Seahurst Park	King	0.7%	137	Excellent
A	Richmond Beach Saltwater Park	King	0.7%	135	Excellent
A	Hole In The Wall	Skagit	0.8%	239	Excellent
A	Point No Point Lighthouse Park	Kitsap	0.8%	118	Excellent
A	Scenic Beach State Park	Kitsap	0.9%	110	Excellent
A	Little Skookum	Mason	0.9%	106	Excellent
A	Fort Worden State Park	Jefferson	1%	97	Excellent
A	Sooes Beach	Clallam	1.1%	271	Excellent
A	Hobuck Beach	Clallam	1.1%	92	Excellent
A	W Quilcene Bay	Jefferson	1.2%	81	Excellent
A	Bayview State Park	Skagit	1.3%	77	Excellent
A	Windjammer Lagoon	Island	1.4%	215	Excellent
A	Old Town	Clallam	1.4%	71	Excellent
A	Owen Beach/Point Defiance Park	Pierce	1.7%	172	Excellent
A	Ruston Way Waterfront Park	Pierce	1.8%	223	Excellent
A	Birch Bay Beach & Tidelands Access	Whatcom	1.8%	114	Excellent
A	East Beach County Park, Mystery Bay	Jefferson	1.8%	55	Excellent
A	Washington Street Public Dock	Skagit	1.9%	106	Excellent
A	Dash Point County Park	Pierce	2.1%	194	Excellent
A	Lummi Island County Beach Access, Beach 224	Whatcom	2.2%	179	Excellent
A	Edmonds Marina Beach Dog Park	Snohomish	2.3%	214	Excellent
A	Golden Gardens	King	2.3%	43	Excellent
A	North Chetzeomka	Jefferson	2.4%	212	Excellent
A	North Steilacoom Beach	Pierce	2.4%	208	Excellent
A	Herb Beck Marina	Jefferson	2.4%	41	Excellent
A	Potlatch State Park	Mason	2.6%	195	Excellent
A	Purdy Sandspit County Park	Pierce	2.6%	192	Excellent
A	Alki Point Light Station	King	2.8%	141	Excellent
B	Makah Marina	Clallam	3.2%	95	Good
B	Fishing Docks	Skagit	3.3%	182	Good
B	Martha's Beach	Skagit	3.4%	175	Good
B	Picnic Point County Park	Snohomish	3.6%	222	Good
B	Bayview Boat Launch	Skagit	3.6%	196	Good
B	Front Street Beach, East	Clallam	3.7%	107	Good
B	South Mukilteo Park	Snohomish	3.9%	76	Good
B	Potlatch State Park Tidelands	Mason	4%	501	Good
B	Dash Point State Park	King	4%	124	Good
B	Snee-Oosh Beach	Skagit	4.1%	290	Good
B	Crescent Beach	Clallam	4.1%	222	Good
B	Carkeek Beach South	King	4.2%	143	Good
B	4th Ave Bridge	Thurston	4.5%	221	Good
B	Bumstead Spit South, Beach 223a	Whatcom	4.6%	65	Good
B	Fay Bainbridge Park	Kitsap	4.7%	236	Good
B	Taylor Ave Road End	Kitsap	4.8%	147	Good
B	Kayak Point County Park	Snohomish	4.8%	83	Good
B	Richey Viewpoint	King	4.9%	143	Good
B	Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge	Thurston	4.9%	103	Good
B	Mukilteo Lighthouse Park	Snohomish	5.4%	147	Good
B	Freeland County Park/ Holmes Harbor	Island	5.5%	181	Good
B	Port Of Bellingham Marine Park	Whatcom	5.6%	143	Good
B	Cove Park	King	5.6%	125	Good
B	March Point Recreational Beach	Skagit	5.6%	54	Good
B	Smokehouse Sloughs	Skagit	5.7%	348	Good
B	Twanoh State Park	Mason	5.9%	169	Good
B	Smugglers Cove Point, Beach 221	Whatcom	5.9%	34	Good
B	Cline Spit County Park	Clallam	6%	151	Good
B	Belfair State Park	Mason	6.1%	180	Good
B	Illahee State Park	Kitsap	6.4%	110	Good
B	Southeast Budd Inlet	Thurston	6.5%	216	Good
B	Dakwas Park Beach, Neah Bay	Clallam	6.7%	402	Good
B	Joel Pritchard Park	Kitsap	6.8%	74	Good
B	Point Whitney Tidelands	Jefferson	6.9%	101	Good
B	La Conner Boat Launch At Pioneer Park	Skagit	6.9%	29	Good
C	Redondo County Park	King	7%	57	Fair
C	Silverdale Waterfront Park	Kitsap	7.2%	236	Fair
C	Burfoot County Park	Thurston	7.4%	231	Fair
C	Shilshole Bay Marina	King	7.5%	93	Fair
C	Saltwater State Park	King	7.6%	184	Fair
C	Darlington Beach North, Rail	Snohomish	8.2%	122	Fair
C	Thurston County Parcel (Indian Rd)	Thurston	8.2%	61	Fair
C	Hollywood Beach	Clallam	8.3%	218	Fair
C	Old Olympic Highway Bridge, Oyster Bay	Thurston	8.3%	48	Fair
C	Indianola Dock	Kitsap	8.6%	233	Fair
C	Padden Creek Lagoon	Whatcom	9.4%	53	Fair
C	La Conner Marina	Skagit	9.7%	62	Fair
C	Wildcat Cove Tidelands	Whatcom	9.8%	184	Fair
C	Lions Field	Kitsap	10%	40	Fair
C	Kennedy Creek Tidelands	Mason	10.2%	372	Fair
C	Narrows/Day Island Marina	Pierce	10.3%	242	Fair
C	Lone Tree Point	Skagit	10.4%	577	Fair
C	Jack Hyde Park	Pierce	10.9%	92	Fair
C	Highway 101 Bridge, Mud Bay	Thurston	11%	127	Fair
C	South Old Port Townsend State Park	Jefferson	11.3%	71	Fair
D	North Lebo	Kitsap	12%	75	Poor
D	Green Park Community Club	Thurston	12.2%	82	Poor
D	Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve	Whatcom	12.5%	24	Poor
D	Nisqually Habitat Management Area	Thurston	14.4%	90	Poor
D	Pomeroy Park - Manchester Beach	Kitsap	14.8%	250	Poor
D	Tolmie State Park	Thurston	15.4%	351	Poor
D	Old Town Dock	Pierce	15.4%	188	Poor
D	Percival Landing	Thurston	15.5%	129	Poor
D	Port Susan Bay Preserve	Snohomish	16.4%	73	Poor
D	Bumstead Spit, Beach 223	Whatcom	16.7%	24	Poor
D	Evergreen State College Beach	Thurston	17.8%	343	Poor
D	Martin Marina	Thurston	20.7%	29	Poor
D	Little Squalicum Park	Whatcom	21.4%	412	Poor
F	Snug Harbor Community Beach	Thurston	27.6%	348	Failing
F	Redondo City Beach	King	28.8%	118	Failing
F	Zenith Overlook & Beach Access	King	38.2%	34	Failing
F	Community Of Christ Church Camp	Skagit	38.9%	108	Failing
F	Warm Beach Church Camp	Snohomish	40.4%	47	Failing
F	Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	Skagit	42.3%	52	Failing
F	Skagit Wildlife Recreation Area	Snohomish	47.4%	38	Failing
F	Des Moines Marina	King	61.1%	72	Failing

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