EXPLORE: Clear Creek Trails | Silverdale
Explore 8 miles of trails winding through Central Kitsap’s retail area of Silverdale. The Clear Creek Trail is a local favorite for a good reason!
VISIT: Explore (the new) Downtown Bremerton
Downtown Bremerton has undergone a rebirth and renaissance in recent years - creating a cultural, artistic, and culinary center of gravity for the Kitsap community and visitors from beyond the Peninsula.
LOCAL: Brands, Businesses + Entrepreneurs | #29 | Brass Kraken Pub
The Kitsap Peninsula is full of incredible brands, businesses, and entrepreneurs - like James Conlon, co-owner of Brass Kraken Pub - who brought his gift for creating neighborhood hospitality into downtown Poulsbo.
VISIT: 3 Outdoor Spots Locals Love in Bremerton
Explore the Bremerton summer spots that the locals love most!
LOCAL: Brands, Businesses + Entrepreneurs | #28 | Mystic Movement
The Kitsap Peninsula is full of incredible brands, businesses, and entrepreneurs - like Tasha Peterson, owner of Mystic MVMT - who turned her passion for pursuing growth and building community, into a beautiful shop that showcases many talented female owned businesses.
LOCAL: Brands, Businesses + Entrepreneurs | #27 | Hey, Darlin', The Shop
The Kitsap Peninsula is full of incredible brands, businesses, and entrepreneurs - like Paige Wells & Brianne Kampbell, owners of Hey Darlin’, The Shop - who turned their dreams of owning a downtown waterfront shop in Gig Harbor, a reality.
VISIT: Explore Downtown Gig Harbor
A walk along Gig Harbor’s gorgeous waterfront is one delish dish, yummy drink, beautiful view, and unique local shop after another.
VISIT: 3 Outdoor Spots Locals Love in Gig Harbor
Explore the Gig Harbor summer spots that the locals love most!
VISIT: Explore Downtown Port Orchard
A walk down Bay Street on the Port Orchard’s waterfront with business owner Sam Smith, reveals a cluster of shops, restaurants and experiences that are perfect for a few hours with the family, friends or flying solo.
EXPLORE: Point No Point | Hansville
A historic lighthouse and a perfect beach await you at the northern tip of Kitsap County. Point No Point in Hansville is well worth the journey - walk among the driftwood as the wind whips the wavelets.
LOVE: Romantic Views of the Sunset
Few things are as romantic as a sunset savored with a loved one and Kitsap is blessed with beautiful panoramic sunsets over the majestic Olympic mountains.
EXPLORE: Fay Park | Bainbridge Island
A wind-swept stretch of beach strewn with a ba-zillion pieces of driftwood - Fay Bainbridge Park on the Kitsap Peninsula, is a local Bainbridge Island favorite for picnics, beachcombing, and taking in the huge views of the Puget Sound.
LOVE: Kitsap Peninsula Lakes We LOVE to Paddle, Canoe and Kayak on!
Every day the sun sinks behind the Olympic Mountains, painting all of Kitsap in a shifting palette of pinks and oranges and purples.
LOCAL: The Animals (Wild and Tame) You’ll Meet on the Kitsap Peninsula
The Kitsap Peninsula is known for its natural beauty and iconic PNW atmospheres and ecospheres and with that comes critters of all shapes and sizes. Sea lions, eagles and ospreys, deer, coyotes, bear and all manner of critters both wild and domestic make the KP their home.
LOCAL: Poulsbo is Perhaps Kitsap’s Best Boozy Little City!
‘Beer,’ said the oft quoted Benjamin Franklin, ‘is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.’ We would wholeheartedly agree while adding wine and whiskey to the list! Kitsap (and the PNW in general) is known for its craft beer, spirits and local wine and there is no place that best represents Kitsap’s boozy side than the city of Poulsbo!
EXPLORE: Manchester State Park | Port Orchard
This historic state park sits on the eastern shores of Port Orchard and offers camping, beach exploration, event facilities, and hours of fun. Watch Seattle/Bremerton ferries chug past as juvenile bald eagles roost overhead among the thick pine boughs.
EXPLORE: Illahee State Park | Bremerton
75 acres of perfect park and 1785 feet of saltwater shoreline, Illahee (ill-uh-hee!) State Park is a local favorite for diving, beach combing, hiking, boating and waterfront adventures.
EXPLORE: Tacoma Narrows Park | Gig Harbor
A favorite haunt of beachcombers, lunch-breakers, families, photographers, and picnickers, Tacoma Narrows Park is a gorgeous public park offering some of the most spectacular and unique views on the Peninsula.
EXPLORE: Guillemot Cove Nature Reserve | Seabeck
Tucked into the folds of the Seabeck shoreline, the nature reserve takes some driving to get to, but trust us, it’s worth every moment.