Washington Dept. of Fish and WildlifeSHELLFIS  H REGULATIONS
Salt Creek Recreation Area (DNR-419)

Clams open all year
Oysters open all year

The Tongue Point portion of this beach is a marine sanctuary. No harvest or handling of marine life is allowed

This page was last updated on:
Friday, January 18, 2008 - 14:03PM PST
Please click here for latest emergency rule changes or
call the Emergency Regulation Hotline at 1-866-880-5431

Not much is known about clam resources on this beach, but Tongue Point Marine Life Sanctuary, at the west end of Salt Creek Recreation Area Park, offers some of the best tide pool habitat in Washington State. This area is also popular with SCUBA divers. Tongue Point Marine Life Sanctuary can also be reached via the parking and access area at the mouth of Salt Creek on the east side of the creek. This spot also accesses the sand flat portion of this beach. Please stay on the east side of Salt Creek. All property to the west of Salt Creek is private.

Please check the Harvest Rules for clams, oysters and other species

Please check the D.O.H. website for health restrictions

Click here for an aerial photo of this beach

Please check the Clallam County Parks pages

To return to the Beach Map Page, click on Shellfish Regulations at the top of this page. Click on the WDFW logo to return to the WDFW Homepage.

Please check the Fishing and Shellfishing Regulations for latest information on closures or emergency updates.


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