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Fort Ward Park is part of the Bainbridge Island Metro Park and Recreation District, on land which the former military base, Fort Ward, was located. [1] It was a state park from 1960 to 2011 but is now locally managed. Covering 137 acres (0.55 km 2) of dense forest and underbrush, clam digging, birdwatching and scuba diving are some of the ...
Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park and Recreation District Fay Bainbridge Park The park comprises 17 acres (6.9 ha) of land, including 1,420 feet (430 m) of shoreline on Puget Sound .The park offers beach activities and camping in addition to views of Puget Sound , the Cascade Mountains and two volcanoes: Mount Rainier and Mount Baker .
Toe Jam Hill, 425 feet tall, is the high point on Bainbridge Island, Washington and one of the highest points in Kitsap County, Washington. [1] [2] [3]Its name has several explanations, including that it was named for a local settler with the name Torjam (the explanation given by the local historical society), [4] that it was named for stumbling drunkards, or that existing explanations are ...
The location is now Battle Point Park, administered by the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District. Over the years, some of the buildings have been converted into homes, and the area, the parade ground of the community of Fort Ward has been designated a National Historic Site. Many of the homes are also listed on the City of ...
John Benjes, president of the Bainbridge Island Mountain Biking Club, goes over a map of the planned trails for the Strawberry Hill Bike Park on Friday, March 15, 2024.
SR 305 begins at Colman Dock in Seattle and travels on the Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry to Bainbridge Island. The ferry, operated by Washington State Ferries (WSF), is on a 8.6-mile-long (13.8 km) route and is served by the Jumbo Mark-II -class MV Tacoma and MV Wenatchee , traveling at a speed of 18 knots (21 mph) for a 35-minute crossing.
[3] The lumber mills and shipyard of Port Blakely were adjoined by extensive living quarters and public amenities for mill workers and their families. [4] "The first true five-masted schooner built on the West Coast was the Inca, built at Port Blakely in 1896." H.K. Hall a 1,237-ton five-masted schooner, was launched here in 1902. [5]
Rolling Bay is a community on Bainbridge Island, located on the eastern side of the island.It consists of a number of stores (including Bay Hay & Feed, Rolling Bay Automotive, Rolling Bay Cafe, Rolling Bay Market, the Bud Hawk Post Office, Via Rosa 11) at the intersection of Sunrise Drive NE and NE Valley Road.