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Park Overview
 Fort Flagler
State Park is a 784-acre marine camping park surrounded on three sides by 19,100
feet of saltwater shoreline. The park rests on a high bluff overlooking Puget
Sound, with views of the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. Many historic buildings
remain at this 19th-century-established military fort.
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vehicle parking permit is no longer required for day visits.
Park Hours Summer: 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Winter: Closed to camping Nov. 1, reopens March 1. The park is open year-round
for day use.
Camping:
Check-in time: 2:30 p.m.
Check-out time: 1 p.m.
Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Driving Directions Located eight miles northeast of Hadlock (Port Hadlock),
Wash., on the northern tip of Marrowstone Island.
Located eight miles northeast of Hadlock (Port Hadlock), Wash., on the northern
tip of Marrowstone Island.
From Seattle or Edmonds:
Take Kingston Ferry or Bainbridge Island Ferry, and follow signs to Hood Canal
Bridge. Cross over and drive five miles, then turn right onto easily-missed Hwy.
19 (Beaver Valley Rd.). Travel 10 miles to the Chimacum four-way stop. Take a
right on Chimacum-Center Rd. At four-way stop in Port Hadlock, turn right onto
Oak Bay Rd. Go approximately one mile and turn left onto SR 116. Fort Flagler is
at end of road, approximately 10 miles from the Oak Bay Rd.
From Port Townsend:
Drive south out of town on Sims Way and continue south on Hwy 20 for
approximately 2.5 miles to the stop light. Continue straight onto Hwy 19. Travel
three miles to Ness' Corner Road and turn left. At the four way stop in Port
Hadlock, continue straight onto Oak Bay Road. After approximately one mile, turn
left onto State Route 116. Follow the route to the end of the road and directly
into the park.
Picnic Facilities The park provides one kitchen shelter without electricity on
the west side of the island across the road from the Kilisut Harbor launch and
the concession area. To reserve, call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.
The park provides 19 sheltered and 40 unsheltered picnic tables, all scattered
throughout the park with the largest number located on the beach available
first-come, first-served.
Activities
| Trails |
Water Activities |
Other |
- 5 mi. Hiking Trails
- 5 mi. Bike Trails
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- Boating (saltwater)
- 2 boat ramps (saltwater)
- 256 feet of dock (saltwater)
- 256 feet of moorage (saltwater)
- Fishing (saltwater)
- Personal Watercraft (saltwater)
- Swimming (saltwater)
- Water Skiing (saltwater)
- Clamming
- Crabbing
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- 15 Fire Circles
- Interpretive Activities
- Museum
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In addition to the trails, there are 12.5 miles of roads and 3.6 miles of beach
front to explore. Clamming is open April 1 through June 30.
Boating FeaturesTwo boat ramps and 256 feet of moorage dock . Moorage docks are
seasonal. Docks are removed Sept. 15 - March 25.
A daily permit is available for watercraft launching and trailer dumping at the
park for $5.
Annual permits also may be purchased at State Parks Headquarters in Olympia, at
region offices, online, and at parks when staff is available.
There also is 256 feet of moorage available.
Moorage fees are charged year-round for mooring at docks, floats and buoys from
1 p.m. to 8 a.m.:
-Daily moorage fee is 50 cents per foot, with a minimum of $10.
-Moorage buoys, $10 a night.
-Annual moorage permit fee is $3.50 per foot, with a minimum of $50.
Moorage permits are available at parks offering moorage. For information, call
(360) 902-8844.
Telephone Device for the Deaf, (360) 664-3133.
Featured Creatures
| Mammals |
Birds |
Fish & Sea Life |
- Chipmunks
- Coyotes
- Deer or Elk
- Otters
- Rabbits
- Raccoons
- Squirrels
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- Crows or Ravens
- Doves or Pigeons
- Ducks
- Eagles
- Geese
- Gulls
- Hawks
- Herons
- Hummingbirds
- Jays
- Owls
- Snipes
- Woodpeckers
- Wrens
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- Clams
- Crabs
- Sea Birds
- Seals
- Shellfish
- Starfish
- Whales
- Perch
- Red Snapper
- Salmon
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Environmental Features
| Physical Features |
Plant Life |
Special |
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- Cedar
- Douglas Fir
- Hemlock
- Alder
- Apple
- Ash
- Birch
- Maple
- Daisy
- Foxglove
- Lupines
- Paintbrush
- Rhododendron
- Rose
- Berries
- Ferns
- Moss or Lichens
- Seaweed
- Thistle
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History Fort Flagler, along with the heavy batteries of Fort Worden and Fort
Casey, once guarded nautical entrance to Puget Sound. These posts, established
in the late 1890's, became the first line of a fortification system designed to
prevent a hostile fleet from reaching such targets as the Bremerton Naval Yard
and the cities of Seattle, Tacoma and Everett. Construction began in 1897 and
continued in one form or another until the fort was closed in 1953. The property
was purchased as a state park in 1955. Fort Flagler is named after Brigadier
General Daniel Webster Flagler. |
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