These shapes have been generated using Land and Property Services (LPS) land parcel line boundaries and LPS 1:10k raster basemap. Beach boundaries are defined by land parcel lines at upper extent of beach and the LWMMT line.
The Shoreline Public Access Project is a geographic information systems (GIS) project to identify the location, length, and degree of public access to Washington State's marine shoreline. Before the project, it was unknown how much of Washington's 3066 miles of shoreline was public. The information was scattered throughout various government agencies and the data quality was variable. Through the Shoreline Public Access Project, the best available information has been summarized into a single data set, used to answer questions about our shoreline's ownership and public accessibility.For more information, contact Christina Kellum, Washington State Department of Ecology GIS Manager, gis@ecy.wa.gov.