Anyone ever tie up there and spend an evening? It looks like they might have some moorage there but the web site is less than clear. I called them to find out what the deal is and they were busy and promised to return the phone call but didn't. Anyone have any insight on this as a place to boat to? My department has a retreat schedule there in Sept. I'd like to boat over and back if possible.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
Fort warden state park
- Thread starter rogerbum
- Start date
I would recommend a slip at the Boat Haven. Port Townsend has good bus service to Fort Worden. The Boat Haven Marina is not too far to walk to town and the bus terminal is about a block and a half from the marina. There may be space at Point Hudson marina, but they have recently rebuilt it for the big boats. Hudson Point is at the end of Water Street, which its the main street of the town. They do have 4 or 5 mooring buoys at Fort Worden but you would need a dinghy. I don't know if they have any rules about tying up to the dock overnight.. You can call the park service and inquire about that. Depending on when you are arriving, I could loan you a car, but I'll be gone from the 15th of Sept to Oct. 1st. You will enjoy Port Townsend. The Wooden Boat Festival is this coming weekend and the Film Festival is the next weekend. Give me a call if you need more iniformation. 360 315-9790. Lane Stuart
Hi Roger,
I was in Pt. Townsend 2 weeks ago and they have a public city dock at the heart of downtown. (It appears to be quite new). It is available for 24 HR tie up, no power and I don't recall seeing a charge for the stay...(I'm thinking it was free).
The float is exposed to the wave action and the winds, however so are the mooring buoys at the Ft.
Dave S.
In my opinion, this can certainly be a "fun" town and has plenty of food establishments and pubs. It does cater to tourists. After all the "Officer and A Gentlemen" was filmed in part there!
I was in Pt. Townsend 2 weeks ago and they have a public city dock at the heart of downtown. (It appears to be quite new). It is available for 24 HR tie up, no power and I don't recall seeing a charge for the stay...(I'm thinking it was free).
The float is exposed to the wave action and the winds, however so are the mooring buoys at the Ft.
Dave S.
In my opinion, this can certainly be a "fun" town and has plenty of food establishments and pubs. It does cater to tourists. After all the "Officer and A Gentlemen" was filmed in part there!
I have always been a big fan of the Point Hudson Marina, facilities are a little old and make you feel like your back in boot camp at times but the marina is situated essentially in the heart of downtown and can be a very quick walk into Ft. Worden. Just my 2 cents. Hope you enjoy your time.
Drew
Drew
The buoys have always been problematic off of Fort Worden. They only partially float at high tide and are extremely hard to capture when the tide is ripping through there. But if you do get attached it is a pretty nice place to enjoy the views from. The city docks are good, and pretty convenient. But I thought I recalled there being a nominal charge for overnighting.
A
Anonymous
Guest
Suggest you e-mail hardee on this site. He stopped there on his way back from Mystery Bay after encountering the challenging rips at Pt Wilson.
If that doesn't work I'll try to stop and scope it out when I'm over at Port Townsend later this week and report back. We've thought that might be a suitable substitute for Hudson Point Marina, too.
Paul Priest
Sequim
If that doesn't work I'll try to stop and scope it out when I'm over at Port Townsend later this week and report back. We've thought that might be a suitable substitute for Hudson Point Marina, too.
Paul Priest
Sequim
Roger,
In case you didn't get the PM I sent, I'll repeat briefly here. Yes there is a short overnight dock there. It is inside, behind the vertical log breakwater, and it is short, (maybe 40-50 feet). If you have a State Park moorage sticker it is no additional fee. The launch ramp dock get is VERY shallow at low tides. I don't think I would hang out there on anything in the negative tide range. There is very little space in there, no worries about being run over by a 40+ footer, (there is no way they would fit inside there).
Harvey
Sleepy C :moon
In case you didn't get the PM I sent, I'll repeat briefly here. Yes there is a short overnight dock there. It is inside, behind the vertical log breakwater, and it is short, (maybe 40-50 feet). If you have a State Park moorage sticker it is no additional fee. The launch ramp dock get is VERY shallow at low tides. I don't think I would hang out there on anything in the negative tide range. There is very little space in there, no worries about being run over by a 40+ footer, (there is no way they would fit inside there).
Harvey
Sleepy C :moon