Des Moines, 98198

Saltwater State Park

Availability

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About this spot

Saltwater State Park is a 137-acre camping park featuring 1,445 feet of saltwater shoreline on Puget Sound, halfway between Tacoma and Seattle. The two cities jointly and literally buried a hatchet at the park during the 1926 park dedication as a symbol of the end of their mutual competition. The park is on the flight path of Sea-Tac International Airport and can be noisy at times, but it’s all part of the urban beach experience.

Typical weather

Air temperature

Average daily high-low
Average daily high and low air temperature, January through DecemberEach vertical bar shows a monthly average daily high and low in degrees Fahrenheit.46°36°JJanuary: average high 46°F, average low 36°F45°35°FFebruary: average high 45°F, average low 35°F51°37°MMarch: average high 51°F, average low 37°F57°41°AApril: average high 57°F, average low 41°F65°48°MMay: average high 65°F, average low 48°F70°53°JJune: average high 70°F, average low 53°F77°57°JJuly: average high 77°F, average low 57°F78°58°AAugust: average high 78°F, average low 58°F69°54°SSeptember: average high 69°F, average low 54°F59°47°OOctober: average high 59°F, average low 47°F50°40°NNovember: average high 50°F, average low 40°F45°36°DDecember: average high 45°F, average low 36°F

5-year average · Open-Meteo

Puget Sound

Average water temperature
Average water temperature for Puget Sound, January through DecemberEach point shows the monthly average water temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.47°JJanuary: average water temperature 47°F46°FFebruary: average water temperature 46°F47°MMarch: average water temperature 47°F48°AApril: average water temperature 48°F51°MMay: average water temperature 51°F54°JJune: average water temperature 54°F59°JJuly: average water temperature 59°F62°AAugust: average water temperature 62°F59°SSeptember: average water temperature 59°F53°OOctober: average water temperature 53°F51°NNovember: average water temperature 51°F48°DDecember: average water temperature 48°F

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