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Salt Creek Recreation Area

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along with sandy beaches, upland forests, rocky bluffs, and several trails. The recreation area complete with a baseball field, basketball court, picnic shelter, playground, and horseshoe pits is also available for use. The park hosts the Salt Creek Invitational cross country meet in mid-September
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every year, featuring high school teams from around western Washington. Beautiful views are also a big part of Salt Creek such as those from the top of Striped Peak, of Crescent Bay, of the Strait, and of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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which sheltered 16" guns and several other structures. The 16-inch battery was Battery 131, with two ex-Navy
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16 inch gun casemate, front view, where the gun was mounted. Note the red-colored projectiles.
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capable of firing a one-ton projectile around 28 miles connected by a large
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in 1941, renamed as Camp Hayden on 22 October 1942, and renamed again as
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The park now has a number of camping spots, most overlooking the
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near the city of Joyce, Washington. The park was previously
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and mountains all year long. The park provides access to
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bunker. The camp also had Battery 249, which had two
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on 17 April 1944. It was named for Brigadier General
26:is a 196-acre park located about 15 miles west of 8: 153: 97: 7: 70:with a bunker housing magazines and 222:Parks in Clallam County, Washington 143:View of ocean from near campground. 14: 40:Striped Peak Military Reservation 136: 124: 112: 100: 52:Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound 1: 50:, a former commander of the 232:Forts in Washington (state) 227:Parks in Washington (state) 161:Camp Hayden at FortWiki.com 248: 175:Salt Creek Recreation Area 24:Salt Creek Recreation Area 131:Back view of a casemate. 28:Port Angeles, Washington 79:Strait of Juan de Fuca 20: 19: 194: /  107:View of Beach Area. 60:16-inch Mark 2 guns 21: 48:John Louis Hayden 239: 209: 208: 206: 205: 204: 199: 198:48.15°N 123.67°W 195: 192: 191: 190: 187: 163: 158: 140: 128: 116: 104: 247: 246: 242: 241: 240: 238: 237: 236: 212: 211: 202: 200: 196: 193: 188: 185: 183: 181: 180: 171: 166: 159: 155: 151: 144: 141: 132: 129: 120: 117: 108: 105: 96: 12: 11: 5: 245: 243: 235: 234: 229: 224: 214: 213: 203:48.15; -123.67 178: 177: 170: 169:External links 167: 165: 164: 152: 150: 147: 146: 145: 142: 135: 133: 130: 123: 121: 118: 111: 109: 106: 99: 95: 92: 32:U.S. Route 101 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 244: 233: 230: 228: 225: 223: 220: 219: 217: 210: 207: 176: 173: 172: 168: 162: 157: 154: 148: 139: 134: 127: 122: 115: 110: 103: 98: 93: 91: 88: 84: 80: 75: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 18: 179: 156: 87:Striped Peak 83:Tongue Point 76: 72:fire control 43: 39: 35: 23: 22: 201: / 74:equipment. 68:6-inch guns 44:Fort Hayden 36:Camp Hayden 216:Categories 149:References 56:casemates 189:123°40′W 64:magazine 186:48°09′N 94:Gallery 85:and 30:on 218::

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Port Angeles, Washington
U.S. Route 101
John Louis Hayden
Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound
casemates
16-inch Mark 2 guns
magazine
6-inch guns
fire control
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Tongue Point
Striped Peak
View of Beach Area.
16 inch gun casemate, front view, where the gun was mounted. Note the red-colored projectiles.
Back view of a casemate.
View of ocean from near campground.
Camp Hayden at FortWiki.com
Salt Creek Recreation Area
48°09′N 123°40′W / 48.15°N 123.67°W / 48.15; -123.67
Categories
Parks in Clallam County, Washington
Parks in Washington (state)
Forts in Washington (state)

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