property on Lopez Island and Blakley Island (an island just off the shore of Lopez Island). Between 1913 and 1920 they built a small cabin on one of the sand spits. The stone cellar of the old Spencer House can be seen near the spit. A replica of the original log cabin built by the Spencers for guests is out on the tip of the spit. Ray and Kate lived here for 50 years. The family sold it to the state in 1967. The state was interested in this undeveloped parcel of land because of the blue herons that can be found on it. Plant Life Alder, Cedar, Douglas Fir, and Maple trees. Apples, wild berries, and cherries Eel grass, ferns, foxglove hemlock, moss or lichens, rose, seaweed,, ,thistle, and yew. Wildlife Birds include crows or ravens, ducks, bald eagles, geese, gulls, hawks, herons, hummingbirds, ospreys, owls, woodpeckers, and wrens. Fish and sea life includes clams, cod, crabs, perch, salmon, seabirds, seas, shark, shellfish, and the occasional Southern Resident Orcas pod passing by. Mammals include chipmunks, deer, rabbits, raccoons, otters, and squirrels. Harvest Profile The south side of the spit is primarily sandy-gravel with eelgrass beds and some mud lower in the intertidal zone. The tip of the spit has a larger cobble substrate with a slightly higher density of clams. The best clam habitat occurs in the muddy gravel flats on the north side of the spit. A brackish lagoon drains through these gravel beds. Clam species available at Spencer Spit State Park include: native littleneck clams, varnish clams, butter clams, and cockles. This is also a very good beach for horse clams. The best place to dig for the horse clams is on the south side of the point. Oysters are not expected to be common at this location. References External links Spencer Spit State Park Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Spencer Spit State Park Map Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Parks in San Juan County, Washington State parks of Washington (state) Protected areas established in 1967