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First look at Olympic National Park’s re-opened Pyramid Peak
The popular Pyramid Peak Trail, which takes hikers to some stunning Lake Crescent overlooks, re-opened this week after a six-month-long closure. In August, an infamously dangerous section crossing a...
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Yep, Anderson Point Park is still closed
Source: Save Anderson Point Park Another reopening date for Anderson Point Park has come and gone. When I last wrote about the South Kitsap park in February, the reopening was slated for mid-April....
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“Glamping” on the rise at Washington State Parks
Washington State Parks announced this week that it has converted more campsites into “glampsites.” To “glamp” is, of course, to camp with some measure of glamour. Above is the “Safari Suite,” one of...
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Bear danger closes camping at Enchanted Valley
Bears appear to be getting a taste for human food and losing a fear of humans in Olympic National Park’s Enchanted Valley. Black bears have approached hikers in the valley and at least one bear was...
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Anderson Point Park opens today
Anderson Point Park’s nearly five-year-long closure came to an end this morning. The South Kitsap park had been closed since the winter of 2010, when heavy rains triggered small landslides and sparked...
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National park ranger to staff Bainbridge site
The National Park Service is looking to hire a ranger for a new post at the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial on the south shore of Eagle Harbor. The memorial is Kitsap’s only...
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Fundraising falling short for Illahee Preserve expansion
The campaign to expand Illahee Preserve Heritage Park is running out of time. Unless about $330,000 is raised in less than two weeks, a coveted woodland on the preserve’s east edge will become a...
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State budget puts $3.1 million into Kitsap outdoor projects
Waterman Pier. Tristan Baurick/Kitsap Sun The state capital budget is out, and there’s plenty of money coming to Kitsap to help build trails, save a pier, improve parks and establish the West Sound’s...
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Illahee Preserve’s long shot pays off
Photo: IllaheePreserve.org A last-minute change to the state’s capital budget is making Illahee Preserve Heritage Park’s expansion look like a dream that might come true. Budget-makers grabbed...
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Illahee Preserve will expand
I would not have bet that the backers of Illahee Preserve would raise more than $30,000 over the last four days. When I called Jim Aho yesterday to check on the fundraising, I expected to hear a...
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State parks leaders coming to Kitsap
Poulsbo City Hall In a rare visit to Kitsap, the Washington State Parks Commission will hold its regular meeting at Poulsbo City Hall next week. The two-day meeting marks the first time in seven years...
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Report: State parks generate $1.4 billion per year
One of the many weddings held at Kitsap Memorial State Park. Courtesy of Washington State Parks Washington State Parks visitors are pumping $1.4 billion into the economy each year. That’s according to...
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How to get to Fudge Point
Fudge Point’s 3,000-foot-long beach. Tristan Baurick/Kitsap Sun My story about Washington State Parks’ plan for the Fudge Point property has elicited a few questions about how to get there. The...
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Trail closure expanded near Olympic National Park wildfire
Olympic National Park is closing another section of the Queets River Trail due to the spreading Paradise Fire. The fire, which is now nearly 2,400 acres, has reached Bob Creek, a landmark firefighters...
View ArticleGive a listen to the Washington State Parks jingle
Here’s an advance listen to the new official jingle commissioned for Washington State Parks. Expect to hear it as part of a new push to market the state parks system. “There’s beauty all around, from...
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Ever hear of Place of Salmon Park? Neither had its owner
There’s a small waterfront park on Dyes Inlet that’s so hidden away and forgotten that even its owner didn’t know it existed. According to property records, the Kitsap County Parks Department has...
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National Parks offering 16 free days in 2016
To celebrate its centennial, the National Park Service will waive entry fees on 16 days next year. The fee-free days are: January 18 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day April 16 through 24 – National Park...
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Dozens of New Year’s Day hikes planned at state parks
Washington State Parks is offering two dozen free ranger- and volunteer-led hikes to celebrate the New Year. Along with the First Day Hikes, all state parks will waive the Discover Pass requirement on...
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National park ranger job in Kitsap
The National Park Service is looking to hire a new ranger to staff the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, the county’s only NPS-designated site. Last fall was the first time the...
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Illahee Preserve will expand
I would not have bet that the backers of Illahee Preserve would raise more than $30,000 over the last four days. When I called Jim Aho yesterday to check on the fundraising, I expected to hear a...
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