Our Mission: "We are committed to providing quality-of-life enhancing opportunities through the management of natural areas and specialized facilities, fostering community stewardship, and offering an outstanding service-oriented environment."​

Silverdale Waterfront Park - Parking Lot Closure

Effective Monday, September 28, the parking lot at Silverdale Waterfront Park will be closed due to the Bayshore, Washington & Byron Improvement Project. Click here for more information on the Bayshore, Washington & Byron Improvement Project.

Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park will reopen midday, Tuesday, September 22.  Park crews will be removing barricades about Noon.

Long Lake Swimming Area

Per the Kitsap County Health District, Long Lake swimming area has been closed due to potentially toxic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). The public is advised to stay out of the water. Please visit Kitsap Public Health Districts website for more information.

Trail Closure at South Kitsap Regional Park

A section of a back trail at South Kitsap Regional Park is temporarily closed until construction can be completed to ensure public safety. Please respect trail barriers and signs.

Trail Closure at Guillemot Cove

Beach access trail is closed until required permitting and construction of an additional section of boardwalk is completed. Please respect trail barriers and signs.

Port Gamble Harvest Activities Beginning

Active logging within Port Gamble Heritage Park set to begin immediately. Timber harvest will likely conclude by the end of September. Signage will be posted at impacted roads and trails prior to the start of logging activity. Please be respectful of harvest operations.

Click here for trail map.
Additional trail map.

Chico Salmon Park Temporary Closure

Kitsap County Public Works, in partnership with the Suquamish Tribe, are constructing a new bridge on Golf Club Hill Road at the Chico Creek crossing to replace the existing box culvert to restore natural habitat and enhance fish migration. The project is scheduled to be completed October 2020. The park will be closed for the remainder of the project to ensure public safety. Click here for full press release.

• Conservation Futures Grant Update
  

  Early this year, the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners announced that the County would consider applications for land and/or conservation futures acquisition during the year through a competitive process and will distribute up to $300,000 of conservation futures tax revenue to eligible projects and organizations. Those entities include Cities, Metropolitan Park Districts, Metropolitan Municipal Corporations, Nonprofit Historic Preservation Corporations, and Nonprofit Nature Conservancy Corporations or Associations. Click here to view more information on the Conservation Futures Grant.