Park overview:
Kitsap Memorial State Park is a 58-acre camping park with 1,797 feet of saltwater shoreline and facilities for group and individual recreation, weddings and overnight stays. The park offers beautiful natural surroundings and sweeping views of Hood Canal.
Want to support Washington State Parks? Get involved by joining a friends' group. For more information, visit the Friends' Group web page. Park hours/updates:
Summer: 8 a.m. to dusk.
Winter: 8 a.m. to dusk.
Camping:
Check-in time, 2:30 p.m.
Check-out time, 1 p.m.
Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
A vacation house is available for year-round rental.
Winter Schedule for all Washington State Parks
Current alerts:
Shellfish harvesting at Kitsap Memorial State Park is closed until further notice. Clam and oyster populations have declined and are insufficient for harvesting.
The trailer dump at Kitsap Memorial is closed until further notice.
Agency information:
Don't move firewood: Please protect the Pacific Northwest from invasive species by obtaining or purchasing your firewood at or near your camping destination (within 50 miles). Firewood can carry insects and diseases that threaten the health of our western forests. You can make a difference by buying and burning your firewood locally. For more information, visit online at www.dontmovefirewood.org or the Washington Invasive Species Council website.
The Discover Pass now can be used on either of two vehicles!Annual pass: $30
One-day pass: $10
(Transaction and dealer fees may apply)
A Discover Pass is required for motor-vehicle access to state parks and recreation lands managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.
Exemptions: Your purchase of the Discover Pass supports recreation on state lands. However, the Discover Pass is not required if you are camping or renting overnight accommodations, for the duration of your stay at that state park. For additional exemptions and more information, please visit the Discover Pass
website.
Campsite Information:
The park has 21 tent spaces, 18 utility spaces, four cabins, one dump station, one restroom with showers and one ADA-accessible restroom. Water and electric hook-ups are at sites 1 to 18. Reservations are available year-round. To make a reservation, visit
online or call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.
Group Accommodations:
Reservations for group campsites may be made by visiting
online or calling (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.
2013 camping fees:
Please note that the following
general fee information is not customized for each individual park, so not
all fees will apply to
all parks (for example, primitive campsite and dump station fees listed apply only to parks that have primitive campsites and dump stations).
May 15 – Sept. 15 (peak season)
Primitive campsite and water trail camping: $12
Standard campsite: $23 non-premium site, $26 premium site
Partial-utility campsite*: $30 non-premium site, $35 premium site
Full-utility campsite*: $32 non-premium site, $37 premium site
*Please note: Camping fees during the 2013 peak season are $28 for partial-utility sites and $29 for full-utility sites at Beacon Rock, Brooks Memorial, Columbia Hills, Conconully, Lewis & Clark and Schafer state parks. These parks are first come, first served.
Jan. 1 – May 14 and Sept. 16 – Dec. 31 (off-peak season)
Primitive campsite and water trail camping: $12
Standard campsite: $22 for non-premium and premium sites
Partial-utility campsite: $28 for non-premium and premium sites
Full-utility campsite: $29 for non-premium and premium sites
Maximum eight people per campsite.
Second vehicle: $10 per night is charged for a second vehicle unless it is towed by a recreational vehicle. Extra vehicles must be parked in designated campsite or extra vehicle parking spaces.
Dump stations (if available): Year-round dump station fees are $5 per use. If you are camping, this fee is included in your campsite fee.
More about park hours
Check-in time is 2:30 p.m., and check-out time is 1 p.m.
Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Engine-driven electric generators may be operated only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Length of stay: You may stay up to ten consecutive days in any one park from April 1 through Sept. 30; the stay limit is extended to 20 days between Oct. 1 and March 31.
To view campsites and facilities reservable at this park, visit the
reservation system and campsite maps.
Driving Directions
Located four miles south of the Hood Canal Bridge on the canal's east side in Kitsap County.
Park address:
202 Northeast Park Street
Poulsbo, WA 98370
From Tacoma:
Take Hwy. 16 exit off I-5, and drive north across Narrows Bridge to Gorst. Drive around Dye's inlet toward Bremerton. Travel North on Hwy. 3 towards the Hood Canal Bridge. Pass Silverdale and Poulsbo exits, and continue north five miles to top of hill. Follow "Kitsap Memorial Park" signs about 3/4 mile turn left onto Park St. (at milepost 57). Drive 200 yards and turn right into the park.
Park Maps
To view campsites and facilities reservable at this park, visit the
reservation system and campsite maps.
Kitsap Memorial downloadable pdf map #1
List of all downloadable Washington State Park
maps.
Park Features
Grassy playfields and children's play equipment, a saltwater beach with tide pools and shellfish harvesting opportunities are highlights of this park. Wedding day-use facilities and a vacation house are available for overnight rental.
History
Kitsap County requested the inclusion of "memorial" in the park's name at the time of original land donation from the county. The name reflects the wishes and efforts of the original members of the Vinland Community Club, who sought to establish a "North Kitsap Memorial Park" in honor of Henry Brown. Mr. Brown was the person who first proposed dedicating the land for community use. He also established the first permanent buildings on the site.
Interpretive opportunities
There are currently no interpretive opportunities at this park.
Services/Supplies
| Available in the park | Available in the area |
• Camping
• Pay phone
• Fire wood
| • Auto repair
• Boat rental
• Camping
• Diesel
• Fishing/hunting
• Gasoline
• Gifts
• Golf
• Groceries
• Hardware
• Hospital
• Marine supplies
• Overnight Accommodations
• Pay phone
• Postal service
• Propane
• Recreational equipment
• White gas
• Wood
• Swimming
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Two gas stations with mini-marts are just outside the park, providing many supplies for park visitors. Most other services are within five miles of the park.
Activities
| Trails | Water Activities | Other |
• 1.5 mi. Hiking Trails
| • Diving
• Fishing (saltwater)
• Swimming (saltwater)
• Clamming
• Crabbing
• Oysters
| • Beach Exploration
• Bird Watching
• 2 Soccer Fields
• 1 Volleyball Field
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Sport clam and oyster season closed at Kitsap Memorial State Park. Recent surveys by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife indicate that shellfish populations have declined, and there are insufficient clams and oysters for harvest.
A recreational license is required for fishing at Washington state parks. For regulations, fishing season information or to purchase a recreational license, visit the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife website.
The park has two open grass fields suitable for frisbees, croquet, kite flying and ball tossing. |
Events
Free days at state parks: Visit Washington state parks for free. The Discover Pass is not required to visit a state park on ten designated free days in 2013.
The 2013 State Parks free days are as follows:
Jan. 21 – In honor of Martin Luther King Day
March 30 – In honor of Washington State Parks' 100th birthday on March 19
April 27 and 28 – National Parks Week
June 1 – National Trails Day
June 8 and 9 – National Get Outdoors Day and Department of Fish and Wildlife Free Fishing weekend
Aug. 4 – Peak season free day
Sept. 28 – National Public Lands Day
Nov. 9 through 11 – Veteran's Day weekend
Please note: A Discover Pass is still required to access lands managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife during State Parks free days. For more information, please visit
www.discoverpass.wa.gov.
Full list of
events at Washington State Parks
Boating Features
The park has two moorage buoy.
Moorage fees are charged year round for mooring at docks, floats and buoys from 1 p.m. to 8 a.m.
The closest boat launch is at Salisbury County Park, four miles north on SR 3.
Picnic and Day-use Facilities
The park has one kitchen shelter with electricity and one without, plus four sheltered and 20 unsheltered picnic tables. The Caterer's Kitchen shelter has a brick fireplace, cooking tops and barbecue grills and may be reserved by calling the park at (360) 779-3205. Other facilities are first come, first served. The park has a 73-car parking capacity.
Wildlife
| Mammals | Birds | Fish & Sea Life |
• Bears
• Chipmunks
• Deer or Elk
• Otters
• Rabbits
• Raccoons
• Skunks
• Squirrels
| • Crows or Ravens
• Ducks
• Eagles
• Geese
• Grouse
• Gulls
• Hawks
• Herons
• Hummingbirds
• Jays
• Owls
• Pheasants
• Quail
• Woodpeckers
• Wrens
| • Clams
• Crabs
• Mussels
• Octopuses
• Scallops
• Sea Cucumbers
• Seals
• Shrimp
• Starfish
• Bullhead
• Cod
• Eel
• Salmon
• Shark
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Environmental Features
| Physical Features | | Plant Life | |
| | • Cedar
• Douglas Fir
• Hemlock
• Alder
• Ash
• Maple
• Foxglove
• Lupines
• Paintbrush
• Rhododendron
• Rose
• Berries
• Eel Grass
• Ferns
• Moss or Lichens
• Seaweed
• Thistle
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Park photo gallery
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