Important Park News

• Park Restrooms
• Boater Safety
• County Lake Parks
• Salsbury Point Park Boat Ramp
• Kitsap Kids Playgrounds
• J.A. & Anna F. Smith Park

Park Restrooms

Park restrooms are closed annually for the winter season from October 1st to March 31st.  Please plan accordingly when planning to visit a Kitsap County Park during the winter season.

Boater Safety

County Lake Parks

Annually, from October 1 through March 31, Horseshoe Lake, Island Lake, Long Lake and Wildcat Lake County Parks are closed to the public for the winter season.  Access gates to the parking lots and park areas are closed and locked during this time.

The Bob Oke Long Lake Community Room and the John Horsley Island Lake Community Room are available to reserve during the winter season.  Please contact our Parks and Recreation office at (360) 337-5350 to make arrangements.

Salsbury Point Park

The Boat Dock will be removed Monday, October 19th for the winter season.

The Boat Dock is installed annually in mid-April and removed annually in mid-October (weather and tide permitting).

Kitsap Kids Playground

Due to repeated vandalism, the restrooms at the Kitsap Kids Playground, located at the Kitsap Fairgrounds & Events Center, were closed indefinitely in July of 2008. 

Sani-cans are placed near the playground for the summer season from April 1 through September 30 and are removed for the winter season by October 1.   Updated September 21, 2009.

J.A. & Anna F. Smith Park

Due to erosion that has exposed dangerous and potentially harmful risks to the public, the beach area that is accessible from this park will be closed until further notice.  Posted June 1, 2008