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Revision 5/19/2013 8:30 PM by Greg
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Mukilteo Oil Dock - Mukilteo WA


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The Oil Dock is actually the most interesting dive in this area. To access the Oil Dock, you must swim from the T-Dock or go by boat. No longer accesible directly from shore. The swim maybe well worth it just to be able to explore the pilings of this huge structure.

Directions: Take exit 189 off I-5 in Everett, and head West
on 526. Then head North on 525. Follow signs to the Mukilteo Ferry. Take a
right at the intersection just after you pass of over the railroad tracks. Just
past the hotel on your left, turn right, then turn left before you reach the
tracks again. Drive North and parallel to the coast, keeping the tracks to your
right your road will turn to a heavily potted, dirt road. Continue on until
you reach the dirt parking area.
I had not been to this site since June of 2004. At that time
the directions for how to get to the site and where to park were accurate.
Things have changed. There is no longer access to the oil dock from the north.
We had to access the dock from the south. Our entry point was the same as if
you were going to dive the T-dock (see Mukilteo T-Dock info on this site). We
entered the water next to the T-dock and then walked to the oil dock in mid
waist high water. One could swim it but it seemed easier to use the buoyancy of
the water to take the weight of our gear and push ahead. Although the dock is a
little ways away, it was fairly easy and my dive buddy and I agreed it was
easier than the surface swim at Edmonds Underwater Park. Although there were
not as many crabs as I had seen four years prior, there were a decent amount
and some really good sized ones. We are looking forward to coming back to go
crabbing. We also saw many huge starfish and seastars. We spent most of our
time at around 30’ headed toward the end of the dock with our flashlights
looking for interesting creatures.