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JOEMMA BEACH STATE PARK

Joemma Beach State Park is a 122-acre marine camping park with 3,000 feet of saltwater frontage on southeast Key Peninsula.

This park is right next to Camp Colman/dog camp.

The park is open year round for camping and day use. Summer park hours: 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

History: This property was granted to Washington at statehood in 1998 for the support of common schools. The original recreation site was developed beginning in 1961 and was named Robert F. Kennedy Recreation Area on opening day in 1968. The property was trasnferred to State Parks in 1995 and was renamed Joemma Beach State Park after Joe and Emma Smith who lived on the premises from 1917 to 1932.

Featured Creatures:

    Mammals: chipmunks, foxes, raccoons

    Birds: crows or ravens, gulls, herons, hummingbirds, wrens

    Fish & Sea Life: clams, crabs, mussels, sea birds, seals, shellfish, starfish, bullhead, perch, steelhead

Plant Life: Douglas fir, maple, berries, ferns, seaweed