Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District

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The mission of the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District is to build a healthy community through effective, sustainable stewardship of the District’s parks and open space, and through the development and delivery of innovative cultural and recreation opportunities.

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Fay Bainbridge Park

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Public Comments from 7-12-11 Community Meeting

Fay Bainbridge State Park is a 17-acre marine camping park with 1,420 feet of saltwater shoreline on the northeast corner of Bainbridge Island. The park offers sweeping views of Puget Sound, the Cascade Mountains and features sandy beaches. On clear days, Mount Rainier and Mount Baker are visible from a sandy beach.

Camping

Visit our new and improved campground at Fay Bainbridge, with campsites from just 15 to 21 dollars a night.The park has 10 tent sites, 26 utility sites, one dump station, and two restroom facilities, one with showers.

beach scene The utility sites have water only at the site and will accommodate RVs up to 30 feet in length. Some of the sites will take RVs larger than 30 feet.

All camping is first-come, first-served.

Check-in time is 2:30 p.m., and check-out time is 1 p.m. Quiet hours are from 10pm to 6:30am. Engine-driven electric generators may be operated only between the hours of 8am and 9pm. Length of stay: You may stay up to 10 days in any 30-day period during the summer.

Camping Fees:

Upper Campground w/ Shared Water Source
Beach Campground w/ Private Water Source
Additional Vehicle Parking (more than 1/campsite)
Shower Use

$15/night
$21/night
$10/night
$0.25/1.5 minutes

Picnicking

There are two shelters, both with water and one with electricity. There are also 11 sheltered and 40 unsheltered picnic tables. Both shelters are available by reservation and will accommodate groups of up to 50 people. For reservations, phone the BI Park District office at (206) 842-2306 ext 118.

Reservations/Rentals
Available in 4 hour time blocks, 11am-3pm or 4pm-8pm

North Private Picnic Shelter Rental (Click here for pdf info)
Extra Hours
Beachside Lower Picnic Shelter Rental (Click here for pdf info)
Extra Hours

$50/4 hour block
$12.50/hour
$75/4 hour block
$18.75/hour

Boating

Two mooring buoys are available for boat tie up.

Moorage fees are charged year round for mooring at docks, floats and buoys from 1pm to 8am. For information, call 206-842-2306 ext. 118.

Driving Directions

Located on the northeast side of Bainbridge Island on Puget Sound in Kitsap County.

Park address:
15446 Sunrise Drive
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Google Map

From Poulsbo:
Take Hwy. 305 toward Bainbridge Island. Cross the Agate Pass Bridge. After three miles, come to stoplight and big brown sign with directions to park. Turn left at traffic light onto Day Rd. NE. Travel approximately two miles to a T-intersection. Turn left onto Sunrise Drive NE, and continue to park entrance, about two miles away.

From the Seattle-Bainbridge Island Ferry:
Continue straight off the ferry onto Hwy. 305. Continue out of town approximately five miles to traffic light and big brown sign with directions to park. Here, turn right onto Day Rd. NE. Travel approximately two miles to a T-intersection. Turn left onto Sunrise Drive NE, and continue to park entrance, approximately two miles away.

Wildlife

Mammals	Birds	Fish & Sea Life
• Otters • Raccoons • Squirrels	• Crows or Ravens • Doves or Pigeons • Ducks • Eagles • Geese • Gulls • Hawks • Herons • Hummingbirds • Jays • Ospreys • Owls • Pheasants • Quail • Woodpeckers • Wrens	• Clams • Crabs • Mussels • Sea Birds • Seals • Shellfish • Salmon • Shark

Environmental Features

Physical Features		Plant Life
		• Cedar • Douglas Fir • Hemlock • Spruce • Yew • Alder • Apple • Cherry • Maple • Daisy • Foxglove • Rhododendron • Berries • Eel Grass • Ferns • Moss or Lichens