- Lime Kiln Point (wa100.dnr.wa.gov)
When you hear the word ‘kiln’ you probably think of hot flames and brightly colored pottery. What you may not know is that kilns are also used to make ‘lime’, an important ingredient for mortar and cement. Lime Kiln Point hosted a productive cement industry between 1860 and 1935, with workers laboring as much as ten hours a day at the kilns to produce thousands of barrels of lime per year. This popular 41-acre State Park is also home to an historic lighthouse that dates back to 1919. The lighthouse is still used for navigation by ships sailing through Haro Strait. The beautiful rugged coastline here makes Lime Kiln Point an excellent place—some say one of the best in the world—to watch orcas, gray whales, and porpoises during their yearly migration from May to September. Settle down at one of the viewing areas and enjoy the spectacle!