Sylvan Beach, Washington

Sylvan Beach is a community located within Vashon, Washington, in King County, Washington, on the west side of Vashon Island on Colvos Passage. It is known as one of Vashon's walk-in communities, since most of the homes can only be reached by walking in from the road on the community's boardwalk. Supplies and goods are conveyed to the homes using wheelbarrows.[1]

Sylvan Beach is noted on navigational charts probably because of the old pilings which extend 100 yards out into Colvos Passage. The piles are all that remains of a dock that served the Virginia V, the passenger-only, mosquito fleet, steamship ferry, that ran daily from Tacoma to Seattle.

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Natalie (March 19, 2013). "The Walk-in Life: Beauty and peace make the hassle worth it". Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber. Retrieved November 29, 2025.

47°29′57″N 122°28′38″W / 47.49917°N 122.47722°W / 47.49917; -122.47722


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