Point Robinson Lighthouse — Attraction in Maury Island

The Point Robinson Lighthouse visit took place memorial day weekend, 5/29/21. You should know the following before you visit. This place is a ferry ride from the mainland. It's part of Vashon Island. The ferry can get very busy in the summer. Especially holiday weekends.I would check ferry schedules in advance. You CAN'T make a reservation for this particular island. There are 2 ferry routes. One on the south end through Tacoma. Then another one on the north end through West Seattle. I took the ferry from Tacoma. I arrived at the ferry at 1230pm. I paid $25 dollars for 2 people in a car to get to Vashon. Note, you pay only once getting on. The ferry ride off the island is free. The Island of Vashon is very wooded. The views open up at times with beautiful bays and marinas. It took about twenty minutes from the ferry terminal to get to the Lighthouse. We had chairs and a heavy cooler to unload. We drove all the way to the Lighthouse. There are signs prompting you to park in the upper lots but we didn't. By driving down all the way to the bottom we have a load/unload area. You know your there when you see the old light keepers houses. We unloaded everything and parked up above. Its free parking. It's a 2 minute walk to the beach from the unloading zone. The walk to the beach involves stepping over drift wood logs. So be careful. Kids and adults should be fine. If you have a stroller you can leave it on the open grass areas. There is little to no crime here so your stroller should be fine. Older folks and wheel chairs have a walking path along the drift wood so no one should miss out on the views. If older folks want to get there feet wet it's possible with adult help. For those of you not familiar to the area the huge mountain in some of the pictures is Mt Rainier. The other images are from the beach area. The houses you see in some of the backgrounds are the light house keepers houses. You can rent these houses from the Vashon Island Park District. I included a 2021 picture of the rental brochure. I hope you liked the review....

Just a great place to get away less than 90 minutes from Seattle. Very nostalgic yet has all the conveniences of a modern home. As of this writing, most of the restaurants on the island are still 'pickup only' so having a kitchen that has all the amenities to prepare a full meal was a welcome surprise. A sweeping view has ship's seemingly sail through your front yard with My Rainier as a back drop.

The lighthouse tours have been canceled but they hope to get those up and running again by this summer.

A word of caution; As a retired maritime Captain of Puget Sound, if you plan a long walk/picnic on the beach (which is lovely btw) be advised to check your tide heights and times. Over the years a lot of trees have slid down the banks on to the beach and jut out past the high tide mark. Upon turning around, you may find the tide has come in and you'll be having to climb over a lot of logs and driftwood to get back. And, with the onset of darkness, this can become a real challenge. If you don't have a flashlight with you most cell phones do. All in all it was a great trip albeit too short at only two nights stay. However, a welcomed relief from being held captive over the past year.

Upon arrival, step out onto the porch, take a deep...

Truly my favorite park on the island! 130+ year old site which includes a historical Lighthouse and Keeper’s Quarters (which the Vashon Park District now stewards as vacation rentals), some of the oldest structures on all of Vashon-Maury. There are also several big events held there; like Kite Day (Mother’s Day), Low Tide Celebration (summer), the VME Vashon TT Rally (Labor Day-ish), and the Passport 2 Pain (early fall). Great spot to whale watch from the shore (especially our SRKWs, when they’re in the area during peak salmon season). Beach combing. Driftwood “forts”. Clam digging. Wooded trails. Excellent birding. Spectacular views of “The Mountain”, aka Mt. Tahoma, when it’s out, (particularly when wearing a jaunty Lenticular “hat”). And last but not least, Pt. Robinson now hosts one of Danish artist Thomas Dambo’s impressively rendered Troll sculptures, Oscar the Bird King. Not...