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Mariner's Cove County Park
4.6★ · 60 Google ratings · Oak Harbor, Washington
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
40 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
None reported
Water
59°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
11 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Crowds
Quietest Sat 7pm
Map of Mariner's Cove County Park
Guide
Good to know
Bring kids for beach exploration
The beach offers plenty of walking space and natural attractions like driftwood and nesting birds.
Visit for solitude and sunrise
This beach attracts very few visitors, making it ideal for quiet reflection and morning photography.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2016–2026
Plan around tidal access
Low tide significantly limits water access due to shallow depth and soft bottom conditions.
Expect limited facilities
The park has no restrooms and only a few parking spaces.
Watch for aggressive local wildlife
One reviewer warns about a local hazard referred to as 'Bruiser' and aggressive seagulls.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
66°F · clear
Water
59°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.1 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
1 mph from the SW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 03:09 | High tide | ↑ |
| 09:51 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:41 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:07 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:44 PM.
Crowds
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📍 2200 Mariner Beach Dr, Oak Harbor, WA 98277
🌊 Water 40 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Mariner's Cove County Park?
40 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 Mariner's Cove County Park have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Mariner's Cove County Park least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Sat 7pm and the busiest at Thu 2pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
