Twanoh State Park

Twanoh State Park is a public boat ramp on the Inner Hood Canal near Forest Beach, Washington.

Discover Pass required
Restrooms
Tidal

Aerial view of the two ramp lanes with their docks, the beach and the parking lot, August 2017 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type: Boat ramp
Fee: Discover Pass required
Car parking: Yes (paved)
Restrooms: Flush toilet
Tidal: Yes
Coordinates: 47.37782, -122.97534

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

No-discharge zone: WAC 173-228 bans vessel sewage discharges, whether treated or not, in the No Discharge Zone. It became effective May 10, 2018. · all of Inner Hood Canal rule

From the boating rules map of Washington Department of Ecology, read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Tide predictions at Lynch Cove Dock · NOAA, 4.5 mi away

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone PZZ135, Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Lynch Cove Dock station, 4.5 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2	Low 4:09 am 0.2 ft · High 11:55 am 12.3 ft · Low 6:32 pm 6.5 ft · High 10:47 pm 8.6 ft
Tue Nov 3	Low 5:18 am 1.4 ft · High 12:44 pm 12.4 ft · Low 7:28 pm 4.8 ft
Wed Nov 4	High 12:30 am 8.7 ft · Low 6:27 am 2.6 ft · High 1:24 pm 12.5 ft · Low 8:12 pm 3.2 ft
Thu Nov 5	High 1:57 am 9.3 ft · Low 7:32 am 3.7 ft · High 1:56 pm 12.5 ft · Low 8:49 pm 1.6 ft
Fri Nov 6	High 3:07 am 10.1 ft · Low 8:30 am 4.7 ft · High 2:24 pm 12.4 ft · Low 9:22 pm 0.3 ft
Sat Nov 7	High 4:05 am 11.0 ft · Low 9:23 am 5.8 ft · High 2:50 pm 12.2 ft · Low 9:52 pm -0.7 ft
Sun Nov 8	High 4:56 am 11.7 ft · Low 10:12 am 6.7 ft · High 3:15 pm 11.9 ft · Low 10:22 pm -1.4 ft

On Inner Hood Canal

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Community

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Nearby launches

End of Twanoh State Park · 0.2 mi · Inner Hood Canal
Mason Lake County Park boat launch · 2.9 mi · Mason Lake
Maggie Lake Boat Launch · 3.1 mi · Maggie Lake
Howell Lake Hand Launch · 3.8 mi · Howell Lake
Benson Lake Boat Launch · 3.8 mi · Benson Lake
Trails End Lake · 3.9 mi · Prickett Lake

Sources

Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS00040 · Washington Department of Ecology, Category 1 public information; use of Ecology data with credit to Ecology and a link to the data page; commercial and political use prohibited

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