Fort Ward to Blakely Harbor

Getting There

Driving Directions

For the Fort Ward trailhead:
Head straight from the Bainbridge Island ferry dock and take the first left onto Winslow Way. Then quickly take the first right onto Ericksen Ave. for 0.3 mile. Turn left onto Wyatt Way for 3.8 miles as it turns into Eagle Harbor Drive, Bucklin Hill Rd, and Blakely Ave. Next, turn right onto Country Club Road, then take the first right onto Fort Ward Hill Road for 0.8 mile before turning right into the signed park entrance. Ample parking, restrooms.

For the Blakely Harbor trailhead:
From the Bainbridge Island ferry dock head straight for 0.2 mile, then turn left onto Winslow Way. Take the first right onto Ericksen Ave NE, then take the first left onto Wyatt Way NE. After 1.1 miles this will curve to the left and become Eagle Harbor Drive. Stay on this for 2.8 miles as it becomes NE Bucklin Hill Road and then Blakely Ave. Turn right onto NE Country Club Road and then look for the parking area on the right after a few hundred feet. There is enough parking for about 5 cars. No restrooms.  

Take Transit

This trailhead is accessible by bus! Plan your visit by bus using TOTAGO, or consult the schedule for Kitsap Transit Routes 98 and 99, which stop at the intersection of Fort Ward Hill Road and Park View Drive NE, a 0.4 mile walk to the SE park entrance of Fort Ward Park.

Route 98 stops at the intersection of W Blakely Ave and NE Oddfellows Road, which is 0.8 mile from the Blakely Harbor trailhead.