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The state park occupies a third of the site of the original Fort Townsend built in 1856. The park includes 3,960 feet (1,210 m) of shoreline on Port Townsend Bay , picnicking and camping areas, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of hiking trails, and facilities for boating, fishing, and crabbing.
The Olympic Discovery Trail is a rail trail spanning the north end of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. The route is designated as a multi-use trail and spans 135 miles (217 km) [1] between Port Townsend and La Push on the Pacific Coast. As of 2021, 90 miles (140 km) of the trail have been developed into a complete path. [2]
Port Townsend is located on the Quimper Peninsula which extends out of the extreme northeastern end of the Olympic Peninsula, on the north end of a large, semi-protected bay. Port Townsend is adjacent to the Admiralty Inlet and a trio of state parks built on retired artillery installations (Fort Worden, Fort Casey, and Fort Flagler).
Port Townsend is located at the northeastern tip of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, and developed beginning about 1850 as a strategically placed well-sheltered deep-harbor port at the junction of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Admiralty Inlet, which provide access to Puget Sound. It grew as a major customs point, and as a shipment point for ...
The Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) is a 1,200-mile (1,900 km) hiking trail running from the Continental Divide in Montana to the Pacific Ocean on Washington's Olympic Coast. Along the way, the PNT crosses three national parks , seven national forests , and two other national scenic trails .
Port Townsend: Is on the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation's Most Endangered Historic Properties List. [8] 19: Gagen-Sherlock House: Gagen-Sherlock House: March 19, 1982 : 1906 Cherry St. Port Townsend: 20: Galster House: Galster House
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,977. [1] The county seat and only incorporated city is Port Townsend. [2]
Fort Worden was an active United States Army base from 1902 to 1953. Most of it was purchased by the Port of Port Townsend in 1956 and sold to the State of Washington in 1957 to house a juvenile detention facility (the Port retained ownership of the beach from the entrance of the Fort to approximately the pier).