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Is the WDFW Access permit required for this area like the Colockum?
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Excellent question!!!
We
SHOULD NOT NEED WDFW Vehicle Use Permits. Permits are necessary for camping, hiking, fishing and other activities that require parking, and probably a good idea if you plan extended travel on state lands, and certainly a good idea to help fund the maintenance of state lands.
I think I will buy one just on general principles, but it is
not necessary. 
REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING:
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Vehicle Use Permit
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/vup/index.htm
The 1998 Washington State Legislature established a
parking permit requirement on certain Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife lands. Implementation of this legislation created a use permit decal that was formerly known as the Access Stewardship decal. Vehicle Use Permits are required at about 200 access sites managed by the WDFW. [Note: Including the Whiskey Dick, Colockum, Quilomene, L.T. Murray, Wenas and Oak Creek Wildlife and Road Management Areas]
What will the money be spent on? As use has increased, so has the routine maintenance burden. Access sites are also targets for illegal dumping and vandalism.
The law specifies that Vehicle Use Permit revenue be spent on these problems.