Snee Oosh (also spelled Snee-Oosh or Snee-oosh; ) is a populated place on Fidalgo Island in the U.S. state of Washington, on the Swinomish Indian Reservation. The population was reported as 302 in 1999.
There is also a Snee Oosh Point at , and Snee Oosh Beach at .
History Snee Oosh is the site of one of the main Swinomish villages occupied in historic times. The name "Snee Oosh" is derived from the Lushootseed name, , which means "look the other way."
Kukutali Preserve The Kukutali Preserve, an extension of Deception Pass State Park jointly administered by the Swinomish and Washington State Parks in a unique arrangement, is adjacent to Snee Oosh, and occupies the entirety of Flagstaff Island and Kiket Island. It is the first state–tribal co-managed park in the United States. Kiket Island was once the planned site of a nuclear power plant.Wilma, David "Kiket Island" HistoryLink.org (October 24, 2001).
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