Indianola Wa pier and beach at low tide. This is a public fishing pier, a dive spot to an underwater wreck, and a great beach to walk children and dogs, plus it has a long history for being a desirable place to dock all kinds of boats.
The tide flats are prominent in this very minus tide.
Looking across Agate Pass Bridge with Bainbridge Island on the left.
Here are some fun stairs to the beach. Imagine packing picnic supplies or beach toys up and down. Whew!
Here is an old and very worn rope swing. It is easy to imagine all the fun this worn out swing has seen in better days!
This house on the beach is so fascinating because it is RIGHT THERE on the beach. No one is allowed to build like that anymore. Can you imagine the thrill of being in this house during one of our winter storms? It would truly be dramatic.
Looking out across the very long pier is rather amazing. A great place to take kids and do a little fishing.
Looking back from the pier at the little town of Indianola. The famous Indianola Country Store is just on the left after one exits off the pier. This little store is an active neighborhood hangout which serves sandwiches, snacks and carries an excellent array of merchandise to save residents a trip to a neighboring town such as Kingston or Poulsbo. The owners are friendly and offer great service. Fun to get a coffee and walk the beach.
Fantastic fun play day for dogs on the beach. Life doesn’t get much better than this!
why does the entrance to the beach at the pier have a sign saying this is a private beach for residents of Indianola only? Does not sound friendly to me.
Because this is not truly a public beach – it belongs to those who belong to the Indianola Beach Improvement Club and are residents of Indianola, WA.
From someone who lives in Indianola (me), here’s the deal: the beach access points are all owned by the Indianola organization mentioned above. This includes the dock and several sets of stairs as well as a boat launch. if the county or state ran the dock, it would likely be a very restrictive scene, if it even existed at all. This way, we run it ourselves. No one of course owns the beach itself – state law says property rights extend only to the mean high water line. The most important part is that the steps and dock aren’t really private. Non residents can and do go out on the dock and down the steps every single day. There is a security guards on the weekends inn summer, but his job is to quiet down rowdy teenage parties and call the cops on drunks, not to harass outsiders. All of that said, if you are really looking for a reason to decide the place isn’t friendly, and just stay in your car, I suppose the sign is as good a one as any. But anyone who says Indianola isn’t friendly has a seriously high bar for friendliness.
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