Steamboat Island Road organizes the peninsula west of Eld Inlet. Carlyon Beach is a specific association community near the island; Griffin describes a wider area.
The homes
Shoreline homes, cabins, wooded-lot houses and rural properties; improvement dates and construction vary by plat and parcel.
Before you compare
Primarily unincorporated Thurston County with Olympia mailing addresses; this browsing region is not a city boundary.
Explore local streets and landmarks. Pins orient you to the area; shaded outlines are city-mapped associations, not the boundaries of this browsing region.
A nearby beach or dock does not automatically come with the house. Compare the actual US 101 route, road obligations and property systems.
Detailed neighborhood research, recorded names & construction history
Inside Steamboat Island & Griffin
Neighborhoods, subdivisions & smaller places.
Compare each place on its own. Builder history, house age, style and ownership arrangements can change between neighboring streets. Recorded-name groups and dated development projects are labeled separately from established communities.
Division 2 has western-peninsula parcel anchors along Steamboat Island, Gallagher Cove and Manzanita routes. Recorded division boundaries and access rights still require the original map.
Recorded construction samples:
1937–2025 · 48 year observations · 4.7-acre median residential lot
Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.
Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
1937–2025 in 48 county year-built observations; median 2000.5. This is a recorded-building sample, not a complete original buildout chronology.
Residential lot sample
4.7 acres median across 49 residential observations. Individual lots vary; this is not a subdivision-wide minimum or maximum.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Original-builder evidence is documented for sampled properties in this guide; see the verified property records. Other homes and phases remain unreconciled.
Street examples
STEAMBOAT ISLAND RD NW · GALLAGHER COVE RD NW · MANZANITA DR NW. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Unincorporated Thurston County. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Recorded names & construction-year samples (1 record groups)
October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.
Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded name
Year-built sample
Residential lot sample
BOSTON HARBOR WATERFRONT ACRE TRACTS DIV 267 named parcel observations
1937–202548 year observations · median 2000.5
4.7 acres median49 acreage observations
Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.
Evidence: parcel records. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.
A former resort and camping-lot community with its own association boundary near Steamboat Island.
Construction context: Division 1 platted October 1959; Division 2 September 1960. Individual homes were built and altered later.
Developer: Carlyon Beach Development Company (plat development)
Shared rights & responsibilities: Check HOA membership, water and recorded beach or marina rights.
History: Fred Carlyon’s resort operated 1927–1953. Carlyon Beach Development Company followed; Division 1 was platted October 1959 and Division 2 September 1960. Early camping/cabin use is distinct from later permanent houses.Source ↗
Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
Division 1 platted October 1959; Division 2 September 1960. Individual homes were built and altered later.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Developer
Carlyon Beach Development Company (plat development)
Homebuilder
Original builder has not been established in the sources reviewed.
Ownership details
Check HOA membership, water and recorded beach or marina rights.
Street examples
STEAMBOAT ISLAND RD NW. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Unincorporated Thurston County. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Development history
Fred Carlyon’s resort operated 1927–1953. Carlyon Beach Development Company followed; Division 1 was platted October 1959 and Division 2 September 1960. Early camping/cabin use is distinct from later permanent houses.Source ↗
Recorded names & construction-year samples (2 record groups)
October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.
Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded name
Year-built sample
Residential lot sample
CARLYON BEACH4 named parcel observations
1955–19933 year observations · median 1960
0.745 acres median2 acreage observations
CARLYON BEACH DIV 14 named parcel observations
1920–20014 year observations · median 1961.5
1.05 acres median3 acreage observations
Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.
Evidence: history documented. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.
County parcel records identify Carlyon Beach Country Club around MARINER DR NW, LOOKOUT DR NW, STEAMBOAT ISLAND RD NW, WHITECAP DR NW. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.
Recorded construction samples:
CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB DIV 2: 1961–2026 · 98 year observations · 0.22-acre median residential lot
CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB: 1960–2016 · 22 year observations · 0.38-acre median residential lot
CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB DIV 1: 1958–2026 · 274 year observations · 0.2-acre median residential lot
1 additional recorded groups in the profile. Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.
Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB DIV 2: 1961–2026 (98 year observations); CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB: 1960–2016 (22 year observations); CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB DIV 1: 1958–2026 (274 year observations). Additional groups appear in the table below. Separate recorded groups, not one combined buildout range.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Original-builder evidence is documented for sampled properties in this guide; see the verified property records. Other homes and phases remain unreconciled.
Street examples
MARINER DR NW · LOOKOUT DR NW · STEAMBOAT ISLAND RD NW · WHITECAP DR NW. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Unincorporated Thurston County. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Recorded names & construction-year samples (5 record groups)
October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.
Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded name
Year-built sample
Residential lot sample
CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB DIV 2206 named parcel observations
1961–202698 year observations · median 1993
0.22 acres median103 acreage observations
CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB PH 21 named parcel observations
Not established
Not established
CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB34 named parcel observations
1960–201622 year observations · median 1981.5
0.38 acres median22 acreage observations
CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB DIV 1405 named parcel observations
1958–2026274 year observations · median 1991
0.2 acres median280 acreage observations
CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB PH 14 named parcel observations
1961–19774 year observations · median 1965.5
0.195 acres median4 acreage observations
Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.
Evidence: parcel records. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.
A named place is included even when photographs or a complete builder history are still being gathered. Exact home facts belong to its parcel, plat, permits and current association documents.
A closer look inside Steamboat Island & Griffin
Start with the details that change from one place to another.
These local profiles surface a useful contrast in construction history, development or property responsibilities. Open the source notes before applying a community-level fact to a specific address.
“BOSTON HARBOR WATERFRONT ACRE TRACTS DIV 2” has 48 county records with a year built from 1937–2025, median 2000.5; sampled residential lots have a 4.7-acre median (49 observations). These assessor samples help compare building eras, but do not establish the first or last home in a subdivision or the permit history of an individual address.
The county research keeps 5 recorded-name groups separate. “CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB DIV 1” has 274 county records with a year built from 1958–2026, median 1991; sampled residential lots have a 0.2-acre median (280 observations); “CARLYON BEACH COUNTRY CLUB DIV 2” has 98 county records with a year built from 1961–2026, median 1993; sampled residential lots have a 0.22-acre median (103 observations). These assessor samples help compare building eras, but do not establish the first or last home in a subdivision or the permit history of an individual address. 2 additional groups appear in the table below.
Parcel-research snapshot: October 10, 2026. Page copy reviewed October 11, 2026. Regional labels are browsing choices; original records determine parcel facts. The directory is an expanding researched selection, not a certified complete inventory of every subdivision.
