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Agate Beach County Park (Mackaye Harbor Rd)
4.4★ · 161 Google ratings · Lopez Island, Washington
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Picnic tables✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
20 ft away
Walk
120 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 30 ft away
Water
60°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
340 ft from the water to the back
Map of Agate Beach County Park (Mackaye Harbor Rd)
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Guide
Good to know
Look for agates and tide pools
The rocky beach is good for rock hunting, agate collecting, and exploring tide pools with kids at low tide.
Park here to hike Iceberg Point
This is the established staging area for the popular three-mile round-trip hike to Iceberg Point's rugged coastline.
Visit at low tide
Beach access expands significantly at low tide, revealing sand and tide pools that disappear when water rises.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2014–2026
Wear sturdy closed-toe shoes
The beach is entirely rocky with pebbles and large boulders, making sandals impractical and painful.
Bring a light jacket
Wind is frequent and can be strong even on clear days, with cool breezes common year-round.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
60°F · clear
Water
60°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.1 ft · 3 s apart
Wind
1 mph from the SSE
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:18 | High tide | ↑ |
| 08:57 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:00 | High tide | ↑ |
| 21:53 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:44 PM.
Practical
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📍 Mackaye Harbor Rd, Lopez Island, WA 98261
🅿 Parking 20 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 120 ft away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 30 ft away
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Agate Beach County Park?
The nearest mapped parking area is 20 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Agate Beach County Park?
120 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Agate Beach County Park have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 30 ft from the listing.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
