Updated 2026-07-13

Washington beach 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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