Potlatch State Park is a 57-acre (23 ha) Washington state park located on Hood Canal near the town of Potlatch in Mason County. The park offers camping, hiking, boating, fishing, shellfish harvesting, beachcombing, and sailboarding.[2]

Potlatch State Park was opened in 1960 on a prime piece of land that was traditionally territory of the Skokomish people. The creation of this park has been the subject of land claims brought by the Skokomish people.[3]

The namesake of the Potlatch State Park, specifically the word "potlatch", refers to a gift-giving feast and ceremony practiced by Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and the United States.

References

  1. ^ a b "Potlatch State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Potlatch State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Skokomish Indian Tribe: Culture and History". Skokomish Indian Tribe. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

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