Doing a short post this week as I’m currently cruising for 7 days with friends in the Discovery Islands of British Columbia. Tonight: Octopus Islands, Quadra Island.
I’ll write about exploring this area soon!
Shipwreck Point - Mukilteo
A friend reminded me of the abandoned ship south of Mukilteo. Looking at it’s location, it’s at Shipwreck Point (also called Franzen Beach), once used to burn 26 old ships.
Richmond Beach close to Seattle also had active ship building activity, something families would come out and have picnics to watch.
A logging mill was once at the point followed by a family who resided at Shipwreck Point since the 1920's. They later operated the ship breaking business.
The ship at the point is the Pacific Queen, a minesweeper from WW2. Great info here about the vessel.
Read about access info from Picnic Point and see more up close photos.
Access:
Note that beach access is off limits, maybe aim for a high tide to float in without touching bottom.
Closest launch is from Picnic Point near Mukilteo.
There’s a Cascadia Marine Trail campsite south of Picnic Point at Meadowdale Park.