3 Washington State Beaches Closed for Alarming Levels of Bacteria

See which beaches are not safe to visit right now in WA state.

"Stay out of the water," reads a notice from the Seattle Parks and Recreation's X (Twitter) feed, according to a report from KOMO News.

High levels of nasty germs from people doing #2 in the water and who knows what else, have prompted officials to close the beaches down.

King County authorities are also reporting the presence of toxic algae in the beach waters, too.

The reasons why you should consider heeding these urgent warnings include you coming down with a case of the runs and more, namely, "diarrhea, throwing up, feeling nauseous, stomach aches, headaches, or fever."

Which Beaches to Avoid Right Now?

Matthews Beach

Houghton Beach

Entatai Beach

There are lots of lovely beaches in Washington where you can go swimming instead, like Alki Beach, Lake Easton, and spots in Moses Lake.

LOOK: Here are the 50 best beach towns in America

Every beach town has its share of pluses and minuses, which got us thinking about what makes a beach town the best one to live in. To find out, Stacker consulted data from WalletHub, released June 17, 2020, that compares U.S. beach towns. Ratings are based on six categories: affordability, weather, safety, economy, education and health, and quality of life. The cities ranged in population from 10,000 to 150,000, but they had to have at least one local beach listed on TripAdvisor. Read the full methodology here. From those rankings, we selected the top 50. Readers who live in California and Florida will be unsurprised to learn that many of towns featured here are in one of those two states.

Keep reading to see if your favorite beach town made the cut.

Gallery Credit: Keri Wiginton

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