“For years and years, the kids all called it ‘Twin Bridges.’ They would jump off the bridges into the river in the summer,” comments Mark Cox, Grays Harbor County Utilities and Facilities Supervisor,

The bridges aren’t side-by-side, but the name stuck.

According to Cox, the area used to be the old county “poor farm, like a homeless work camp.” He says the county work crews have discovered “all sorts of interesting historical facts” while sprucing up the park, like coal and concrete. He surmises that the concrete may have been for road projects. The land was originally property of Grays Harbor County. It’s now set to re-open to the public, just in time for summer.

Tourist and family-friendly features include:

• Easy entrance and egress on a newly graveled roundabout
• Full-time caretaker on-site
• 8 old, refurbished wooden picnic tables with 6 new metal ones on order
• Direct access to the Wynoochee River
• Nature trails
• ADA accessible portable toilet
• Several hundred feet of gravel bar with a gentle decline
• No sharp drop-offs into deep water (swim at your own risk)

Cox adds, “The fast side of the river is on the other side (of the park), so there’s safe wading for the little ones.” He also notes that the Wynoochee River that wraps around the park is clean.  Read more here:  www.graysharbortalk.com/2016/05/18/twin-bridges-county-park/