Dash Point 10k | Half Marathon

Dash Point State Park is a 398-acre camping park in the Pacific Northwest with 3,300 feet of saltwater shoreline on Puget Sound. The beach provides unobstructed views of the Sound and lots of opportunities to observe wildlife such as coyotes, foxes, ducks, eagles, and of course, plenty of marine animals too. The upper trails of the park have beautiful views of Maury and Vashon Islands, the Olympic Mountains, and spectacular sunsets.

The Start/Finish area has many picnic/BBQ stations and is right by a nice long stretch of sandy beach. This is a great place to bring the whole family for a fun day by the water. The trails at this park are non-technical, cushy and well maintained, and it’s an excellent place to use your minimalist shoes if you so desire.

There will be plenty of aid stations and the courses are well marked with signs at intersections. As always, there will be a good selection of grub at the Finish to fuel you up.

Because Dash Point is a Washington State Park, a Discover Pass is needed. Please see the “Directions” tab below for more information.

This event is sanctioned by USA Track & Field.

This is a cupless race. All runners should carry with them a refillable container that they can run with. There will be a limited number of cups for emergency situations.

Course Notes:
Aid stations will be at 2.1 miles, 6.5 miles and 8.7 miles.

10K runners will do one loop, half marathon runners will do two loops of the course.

Elevation gain:
10K: 1000′
Half: 2100′

The trails will be open to other users during the event such as hikers and mountain bikers. Please be courteous, you will unlikely encounter more than a few. Please let other participants pass you if they want to get by. It is a passing runner’s job to tell the person in front that they wish to pass.

Registration
Online registration will close the Friday before the race at noon.

Schedule
Check-in and day-of registration opens 8:00am

Pre-race briefing and free drawing
15 minutes before each race start (no early starts)

Race Starts
half marathon (13.1-mile) – 9:00am
10k – 9:30am

Last Loop Cutoff (you may not start the final loop after this time)
11:30am

Course Closure
1:30pm

Directions
The park’s address is 5700 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, Washington 98422.

From I-5, Exit at the 320th St. exit (exit #143). Take 320th St. west approximately four miles. When 320th St. ends at a T-intersection, make a right onto 47th St. When 47th St. ends at a T-intersection, turn left onto Hwy. 509/ Dash Point Rd. Drive about two miles to the park. (West side of street is the campground side, and east side is the day-use area, which is where the event starts/finishes.)

Discover Pass
Please note that you will need a Discover Pass to park.