Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Shelton, Oakland Bay, WA

Port of Shelton marina, 0.3 mile from the head of the Shelton waterfront and on the N shore, has berths, electricity, gasoline, and water. A yacht club has its facilities at the marina. Some marine supplies are available in the town.
Navigation:
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Hammersley Inlet indents the W shore of the sound about 1 mile N of the W end of Squaxin Passage. It is about 6 miles long, expanding at its head into Oakland Bay, which is 3.5 miles long in a NE direction. The inlet is obstructed by shoals, particularly at its mouth, where there is an extensive bar. The rocky shoals have been partly removed. The channel, marked by lights on Libby Point and Church Point has a controlling depth of about 8 feet to the town of Shelton on Oakland Bay.
Shelton is at the head of the inlet.