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The Kitsap Peninsula is the gateway from the Seattle/Tacoma area to the Olympic Peninsula and Hood Canal. Four Washington State Ferry routes and a bridge bring visitors to the western-most part of Washington State. The major towns on the Kitsap Peninsula are Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, Port Gamble and Silverdale. Bremerton is home of the Naval ship yards where many World War II ships were built. Board and tour the USS Turner Joy, a restored Navy Destroyer on the waterfront promenade in Bremerton. Port Orchard is known for it's antique malls, marinas and galleries. Poulsbo is a quaint village where the entire town from buildings, bakeries to street names has a Norwegian theme. Port Gamble a district of historic homes, shipyard, general store, shops and La La Chocolate Shoppe are based on the style of old Maine. Silverdale, once a quiet waterfront town, now is the shopping center of the Kitsap/Olympic Peninsula, with the area's only major mall. Click Here To Read More... |
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Click on any of the Olympic & Kitsap Peninsulas WBBG members listed below for a description and contact information (many also have color pictures). |
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Belfair Bremerton Forks Gig Harbor Port Angeles |
Port Orchard Port Townsend Sequim |
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The scenic Hood Canal is Washington's only fjord. It is a deep-water channel created when glaciers melted and withdrew. It slices the Olympic Peninsula into two separate peninsulas now called the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas. The Hood Canal is a beautiful waterway teaming with marine life such as seal, salmon, oyster, clam, Dungeness crab geoduck and an occasional orca looking for dinner. Cross over the Hood Canal Bridge and you are on the Olympic Peninsula. The majestic Olympic Mountains cut the peninsula in half, north and south. One side of the mountains is in the rain shadow and receives between 12 and 30 inches of rain per year the other is rainforest and receives up to 144+ inches of rain per year. The major highways are lined with tall straight trees and the unspoiled, clear, deep lakes and beaches of Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest beckon the outdoor enthusiasts. The cities and towns on the Olympic Peninsula are as varied as the climate. Sequim is the Lavender Capital of North America and sits in the "blue hole" boosting 300 days of sunshine a year and an average rainfall of just 14 inches per year. Port Angeles is the gateway to million acre Olympic National Park with year round activities and provides ferry access to Victoria, BC, Canada. Forks is base camp for the outdoors adventurer wanting to fish or visit The Hoh Rainforest. Port Townsend is Washington's Victorian Seaport and Arts Center sits on the northeast side with ferry connections to Whidbey Island. Shops, galleries and a variety of festivals though out the year. |
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