All parks are open 7 am to dusk
This park features an ADA accessible fishing pier, beach access, and picnic areas. With ample space to roam, you are sure to find adventure at this park.
Park Description
Description: The “Fox Island Concrete Pier” is a great fishing spot, located on the Eastern tip of Fox Island. This unique fishing pier was built by the Department of Fish and Wildlife and managed by PenMet Parks. The 9-acre site with 635 linear feet of shoreline has a 1,200 square foot handicap accessible pier, paved pathways and handrails, parking areas, and restrooms.
Please see the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife’s attached link for fishing and shellfishing regulations and seasons wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations.
Park Features
General
Dogs on leash
Picnic
Picnic Areas
Sports
Fishing, Seasonal Crabbing, Scuba Diving
Buildings & Venues
Restrooms
Natural Features
Views of Puget Sounds, Vashon Island, and Mt. Ranier, Wildlife
Additional
Handicap Accessible Pier, Paved Pathways
History
In 1995, the State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) constructed on this site the Fox Island concrete dock or fishing pier. Following the construction of the pier, restroom, pathways, and parking, the WDFW conveyed the site to Pierce County as they accepted the responsibility to manage the site once the state had completed the improvements.
In 2004 the residents of Fox Island and the Gig Harbor Peninsula voted to form the Peninsula Metropolitan Park District (PenMet Parks) which then expressed an interest in the management of the property since the fishing pier was within the district’s boundaries. Pierce County transferred its interest in the Fox Island Fishing Pier to PenMet Parks in January of 2011, and the State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife supported the transfer.
The property is one of PenMet Park’s waterfront sites for use with non-motorized watercraft that have been adopted into the state’s Cascadia Marine Trail and supported by the Washington Water Trails Association (WWTA). WWTA volunteers constructed the kayak rack for storage while kayakers use the site. For more information please visit the WWTA website here.
Local Eagle Scout projects have supplied picnic tables and other park amenities over the years.
Park Rules
Download Park Use Regulations (PDF)
Download Leash Regulations (PDF)