In 2005, a group of concerned Deception Pass State Park neighbors came together and decided it was time to do something about the disparity between the general funds available to the Park and the enormous backlog of projects needing funding. Through their efforts, they created The Deception Pass Park Foundation. The Foundation became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation in 2006.
Deception Pass State Park is subject to increasingly uncertain state funding, which seems to come and go like the tides. The Deception Pass Park Foundation works to support Deception Pass State Park to provide valuable facilities and services to its visitors.
The Foundation raises funds for the park and also assists with volunteer recruitment and program/projects. The Lake Store is run by the Deception Pass Park Foundation and is the biggest way we make money for the park. All of the money raised by the Foundation goes back into making Deception Pass State Park a great place. We provide funding for the education team, resource protection programs of our favorite park and many small projects throughout the park. See park projects for what we have helped fund in the park!