Kite spot on water · United States

Crockett Lake Slick

Name: Crockett Lake Slick
Address: US

Riders have kited it in SE, S, SW, W. Best in S, W.

Show on the map48.1648, -122.6679

Works in: SE, S, SW, W
Best: S, W
Watch out: W
Nearest airport: PAESeattle Paine Field International Airport, 41 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

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Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

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From riders

What you need to know

Watch out W: Very unsteady (up and down) in W wind.

Parking

Car park about 650 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

W wind is steadier. Swell wraps around Camp Casey Point: head-on on starboard tack, while on port tack you can ride with the waves without needing to point upwind.community map
Flat water / slick, with a huge slick in S wind. The water is fairly salty and not as dirty as you might expect.community map

In riders' own words

„looks good on a SE, S, SW ... wind was very up and down in the westerly winds“
„Ridable on a W SW S SE“
„(In southerly winds.. this will be the biggest slick ever)“
„West wind was steadier and their was some swell...“
„OpenStreetMap way/1267537496“
„OpenStreetMap way/1302710997“
„the flat water was divine... Water was not as Nasty as I expected... quite salty in fact.... (In southerly winds.. this will be the biggest slick ever)“
„West wind was steadier and their was some swell... interesting swell as it wrapped around camp casey point.... On starbord tack, it was head on swell...“

Photos from the area

Sunset Beach Ferry (39274753934) · 1140 m from the spot
Jonathan Miske from United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

4.3Jan2.2

3.9Feb2.0

4.1Mar2.1

3.5Apr1.8

2.8May1.4

2.5Jun1.3

2.4Jul1.2

2.4Aug1.2

2.8Sep1.4

3.5Oct1.8

4.4Nov2.3

4.5Dec2.3

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	4.3 knots · 2.2 m/s
February	3.9 knots · 2.0 m/s
March	4.1 knots · 2.1 m/s
April	3.5 knots · 1.8 m/s
May	2.8 knots · 1.4 m/s
June	2.5 knots · 1.3 m/s
July	2.4 knots · 1.2 m/s
August	2.4 knots · 1.2 m/s
September	2.8 knots · 1.4 m/s
October	3.5 knots · 1.8 m/s
November	4.4 knots · 2.3 m/s
December	4.5 knots · 2.3 m/s

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Sources: Community map “USA NW Kite Spots” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.