Attendance at Washington State Parks

Source: State Parks and Recreation Commission

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WASHINGTON STATE PARKS
Park, Location or Facility	Calendar Year Attendance (in thousands)
Park, Location or Facility	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Long Beach & Parks¹	2,841	4,171	4,586	3,840	4,404	4,088	4,214	4,165	4,260
Deception Pass	5,845	2,200	2,901	2,504	2,703	2,832	2,894	2,535	2,168
North Beach & Parks²	3,149	3,371	3,201	4,021	3,605	3,067	2,596	3,454	3,954
San Juan Islands³	1,297	1,043	1,146	1,335	1,634	1,422	2,243	1,248	1,629
South Beach & Parks⁴	4,114	2,713	3,022	1,747	2,012	1,802	2,131	1,901	1,961
Linear Trail Parks⁵	752	751	1,176	1,924	1,922	2,237	2,052	2,019	1,899
Fort Worden & Conference Center	1,525	1,319	1,383	1,384	1,282	1,279	1,407	1,458	1,285
Riverside	780	716	410	1,345	1,278	1,499	1,368	1,446	1,164
Lake Sammamish	1,463	1,339	1,328	1,568	1,587	1,376	1,241	1,610	2,163
Birch Bay	1,603	2,147	1,569	958	920	820	955	910	837
Sun Lakes & Resort	1,025	1,096	968	672	995	918	949	837	518
Larrabee	921	970	994	955	932	973	745	758	881
Fort Casey	672	786	503	759	742	744	725	693	656
Saint Edward	583	539	675	561	643	646	618	655	734
Twanoh	585	403	613	578	586	504	606	589	454
Millersylvania	410	586	498	520	564	528	525	420	481
Interpretive Centers⁶	263	298	260	247	446	645	367	337	347
Retreat Centers⁷	99	100	94	103	86	100	101	92	93
Parks Transferred to Other Agencies⁸	2,125	2,254	2,421	2,438	2,124	115	0	0	0
All Others	20,358	20,156	19,680	20,312	20,825	15,728	14,694	14,106	15,504
Total	50,411	46,957	47,425	47,771	49,291	41,323	40,430	39,233	40,988
Central Reservation System
	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Internet Reservations	0	0	0	0	35,800	47,000	59,000	69,000	79,100
Call Center Reservations	92,300	100,000	104,400	102,800	72,900	58,900	53,600	54,700	49,500
Park Reservations	2,400	2,500	3,200	2,600	4,200	2,900	2,900	2,700	2,800
Parks Included	48	48	49	54	54	51	51	52	54
Reserved Nights or Days Used	194,000	208,000	217,000	218,000	244,000	237,000	245,000	278,000	293,000

¹Includes ocean beach and abutting state parks from Leadbetter Point to Cape Disappointment.
²Includes ocean beach and abutting state parks from Moclips to Damon Point.
³Includes state parks in San Juan County.
⁴Include ocean beach and abutting state parks from Westport to Tokeland.
⁵Includes rail-to-trail conversions operated by State Parks.
⁶Includes 15 designated facilities plus Rothschild House and the Saint Helens Visitors Center.
⁷Formerly known as Environmental Learning Centers.
⁸Attendance while these parks were administered by State Parks.

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