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Chapter 4
EXISTING FACILITY &
PROGRAM INVENTORY
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CHAPTER 4
EXISTING FACILITY &
PROGRAM INVENTORY
Introduction
The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation system consists of an impressive array of facilities,
parks, natural areas, open spaces and community centers. These important public resources
benefit both residents and visitors alike, and as studies show – also contribute the local economy
by attracting businesses, supporting workers, and raising property values. Other important
benefits include public safety, clean air and water, habitat, community cohesion, health and
fitness, and quality of life. This inventory lists the individual facilities, parks, sites and resources,
splits them into categories, and also rates them by their condition and level of utilization as
compared to capacity.
Categorization of the parks aides in understanding as well as maintenance and operation of the
park system. The categories used in this inventory include:
1. Neighborhood Parks;
2. Community Parks;
3. Regional Parks;
4. Natural Open Space Parks;
5. And, Special Use Parks.
Each park provides a specific type of recreation experience and opportunity to park visitors.
Descriptions of each category are provided in the body of this inventory.
The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation system is actually a subsystem of many other parks
and recreation resources including the City of Port Townsend, Washington State, the National
Parks, local schools and the private sector. Descriptions and inventories of these resources are
included in order to better understand the entire system as well as Jefferson County’s role within
that system.
Table 4.1 summarizes the parks owned and managed by the Jefferson County Parks and
Recreation Department. The system provides a wide variety of parks that range from active to
passive recreational use. The County has 23 parks and 6 community centers that include 1,151.2
acres that serve local needs as well as county sites with walking/biking trails, water access,
picnicking, sports, athletics, wetlands, natural areas and wildlife habitat open spaces.
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Map 4.1
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Table 4.1 Jefferson County Parks Total
Acreage
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PARKS
Neighborhood Parks
County Courthouse Park 2.0 6 Port Townsend NP-1
Irondale Community Park 3.0 4 Port Hadlock NP-2
Quilcene River & Bay ParksEast .0 10 Quilcene NP-3
Sub-total 7.0
COUNTY/COMMUNITY
Bob Bates Field 12.0 6 Port Hadlock C-1
Cape George Trailhead 43.0 2 Port Townsend C-2
Chimacum County Park 14.0 6 Chimacum C-3
East Beach County Park 1.0 3 Marrowstone Island C-4
Hicks County Park in Shine 1.0 8A Port Ludlow C-5
Irondale Beach County Park 12.5 4 Port Hadlock C-6
Lake Leland County Park 9.0 10A Quilcene C-7
North Beach County Park 1.0 1 Port Townsend C-8
Quilcene County Park 8.0 10 Quilcene C-9
Quilcene Sports Park/DeemaSmackman
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14.0 10 Quilcene C-10
Sub-total 115.5
REGIONAL
Beausite Lake County Park & NW Kiwanis
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30.0 6 Chimacum NP-1
Gibbs Lake County Park 601.0 6 Chimacum R-2
H.J. Carroll County Park and Trail 50.0 6 Chimacum R-3
Larry Scott Trail 7.0 (8.5 mi) 1 Port Townsend R-4
Oak Bay County Park Lower 30.0 7 Port Ludlow R-5
Oak Bay County Park Upper 5.0 7 Port Ludlow R-6
Sub-total 723.0
RESOURCE CONSERVANCY
NATURAL OPEN SPACE
Indian Island County Park & Trial 140.0 3 Port Hadlock OS-1
Broad Spit County Park 43.8 10 Quilcene OS-1
Total Conservancy 183.8
RECREATION FACILITIES
SPECIAL USE AREAS
Jefferson County Memorial Athletic Field 5.0 1 Port Townsend SU-1
Jefferson County Fairgrounds 27.7 1 Port Townsend SU-2
Jefferson County Horse Park 80.0 2 Quimper SU-3
Community Centers
Port Townsend Community Center 1.0 1 Port Townsend SU-4
Brinnon Community Center NA 11 Brinnon SU-5
Coyle Community Center (Laurel B. Johnson) 1.0 9 South Toanodos SU-6
Gardiner Community Center 2.0 5A Gardner SU-7
Tri-Area Community Center 2.0 4 Port Hadlock SU-8
Quilcene Community Center 4.1 10 Quilcene SU-9
Total Recreation Facilities 122.8
TOTAL JEFFERSON COUNTY PARKS 1,152.2
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Map 4.2
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Neighborhood Parks:
Neighborhood parks are designed to serve citizens close to home. They are distributed
throughout the County and are generally 3-5 acres in size. They are used for non-supervised or
casually organized neighborhood recreation activities and generally benefit a square mile
section (one-half mile radius). Typically a neighborhood park accommodates a variety of
activities including children’s playground, restrooms, links to bike and walking trails,
picnicking and picnic shelters, open grass for passive use, outdoor basketball courts and can
include multi-use youth fields. Jefferson County has a total of six acres at three Neighborhood
Parks. The Jefferson County Neighborhood Parks and features are listed in Table 4.1 which are:
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Community Parks:
Community Parks are larger than neighborhood parks but smaller than regional parks.
Community Parks often include unique or specific uses with special features that are designed
to serve as a focal point for community-wide or sub-urban and rural areas of the County. Some
relatively small parks are included in the Community Parks category because they provide
important access to very attractive saltwater beaches like North Beach in Port Townsend, as
well as fishing lakes like Lake Leland near Quilcene. Generally community parks allow active
recreation. Playgrounds, picnic areas, passive use areas, trails, boat launches, restroom and ball
fields are all offered in the Jefferson County Community Parks. There are thirteen Community
Parks with 180.5 acres in Jefferson County spread throughout the County Planning Areas and
within the three Districts. Listed in Table 4.3 are the Jefferson County Community Parks’
acreage, features and locations which are:
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TOTAL Acreage
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Regional Parks:
Regional Parks with significant acreage have the ability to serve the entire County population
and beyond. There six significant sites that are Regional Parks in Jefferson County Typically
they serve regional resources and focus on active and passive recreation, regional trails systems,
access to significant waters, camping, fishing, hiking, boating, picnicking in some cases
recreation vehicle camping.
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TOTAL Acreage
Regional Parks
723.0
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Resource Conservancy/Natural Open Space:
Open Space parks typically include significant acreage and feature access to lands and waters in
their natural state. Left largely undeveloped, they serve as preservation areas for protected
habitat and species. The waterfront parks are linked to the adopted Shoreline Master Plan.
Passive recreation includes boating, fishing, picnicking, hiking, birding, beachcombing, wildlife
viewing and other passive activities.
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Special Use Areas:
Special Use Areas are specialized facilities and parks with single-interest recreation. Due to the
wide variety of specialized functions for Special Use areas, there are no minimum sizes, but it is
important that these parks are large enough to support the intended use.
Table 4.6
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Jefferson County
Memorial Athletic Field
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Jefferson County
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Jefferson County Horse
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TOTAL Acreage
Special Use Parks
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County Recreation Facilities:
Jefferson County Parks and Recreation offers a number of recreation and sport facilities within
its system which provides for the park site to add recreational programs and experiences for its
citizens and visitors to the County. Table 4.7 provides a Facility Inventory Summary with a
number of the primary facilities highlighted and described below in the summary table.
Table 4.7
Sport & Recreation Site
Amenities
Total
Units
Parks & Facilities
SPORT FIELDS
Baseball Field 300+ youth grass lighted 2 Memorial & Bob Bates Field
Baseball Field 250+ grass 3 Memorial, Bob Bates & HJ Carroll
Fishing (1-dock) 5
Football Field 1 Memorial Field
Soccer Grass Field 2 HJ Carroll & Memorial Field
OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Basketball Court outdoor uncovered 3 Courthouse Park, Irondale Park &
HJ Carroll Park
Challenge Course/stations 1 (11-
stations)
Gibbs Lake Park
Tennis Court unlighted outdoor 2 Courthouse Park & Quilcene Park
Trails [hiking] 2-miles Gibbs Lake & Indian Island Park
INDOOR FACILITIES
Arts/crafts/pottery room (sf) 2,000 PT Comm. Ctr/ Chimacum Ctr
Auditorium/staging/meeting facilities (sf) 13,500 Jefferson County Fair & Event Ctr
Classrooms/meeting rooms (sf) 28,100 County-wide
Community Centers (sf) 14,000 PT Senior. Ctr (upstairs),
Chimacum Tri-Area Center,
Quilcene Comm. Ctr, Brinnon,
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Center
Conference Center 1 Beausite Lake County Park
Gym (sf) 3,400 Port Townsend Community Ctr
Interpretive Centers/Signs NA Larry Scott Trail, HJ Carroll Park &
Lower Oak Bay Park
Museum 4,000 Jefferson County Museum
Recreation/Teen Center (sf) 2,000 Port Townsend Comm. Ctr
OTHER FACILITY AMENITIES
Boat Launch freshwater 1 Lake Leland
Boat Launch saltwater 2 Upper Oak Bay & Hicks Park
Boating Non-motorized 3 2-fresh: Gibbs & Leland Lake & 1-
salt Lower Oak Bay
Campgrounds 5 County-wide
Disc Golf 1 HJ Carroll Park
Dog Park/Walk 1 Cape George Trailhead Park
Gardens 1 HJ Carroll Park
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Historic Features 1 Irondale Beach Park
Horse Trails 1 Cape George Trailhead Park
Playground uncovered 4 Irondale Park; Upper Oak Bay
Park, Quilcene Park & HJ Carroll
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Picnic table w/o shelter 40 County-wide
Picnic shelter-group use 5 County-wide
Restroom permanent 53 County-wide
Stadium 1 Memorial Field
Swim Beach 3 1-fresh Gibbs Lake Park; 2-salt
Hicks Park & Indian Island Park
Shellfish 1 Indian Island Park
Waterfront freshwater access 5 County-wide
Waterfront saltwater access 8 County-wide
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Note: Detailed descriptions of each park site are included in Appendix A
Jefferson County Programs and Services
Jefferson County Parks and Recreation has historically offered a variety of recreational program
opportunities throughout the year. These recreation programs are linked to the parks system.
Each supports and enhances the other. Youth sports leagues have been a long term focus of
Jefferson County Parks and Recreation. The Port Townsend Recreation Center free drop in
program supports youth afterschool, offers health and fitness classes, and is a focal point for
kids and their families in the community. Jefferson County recreation programs, similar to its
parks, operate within the context of a larger system.
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The June 19, 2012 Exploratory Regional Parks and Recreation Committee’s report contained a
thorough inventory of all recreation program providers in the area.
Table 4.7 provides the organizational provider in the public, non-profit and private sectors and
the programs they provide to users of recreation services in East Jefferson County.
Table 4.7 (following the table data is a narrative of definitions)
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JC Health
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Schools -
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Schools - Port
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State Park at
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Definitions:
Cultural and Educational Special Events
Periodic events such as concerts, parades, dance, festivals, and shows with a cultural focus.
Examples include but are not limited to the Rhody Festival, Concerts on the Dock, the Studio
Tour, and the Port Townsend Kinetic Sculpture Race, or the Centrum Acoustic Blues Festival.
Sporting Special Events
Non-interscholastic, periodic events such as races, tournaments, contests, or meets with a
sporting focus. Examples include but are not limited to the Ranger Run, the 3 on 3 Basketball
Tournament, the Rat Island Regatta, or fishing tournaments.
After-school Programs
Regularly scheduled childcare, typically for ages pre-school to sixth grade that usually occurs at
a dedicated facility, primarily so that the parents can work during the times before and after
school. Programs usually take place in an enriched environment with adult supervision in
which the child can pursue his personal goals such as homework, casual sports, or arts and
crafts. Food is usually provided. Some afterschool programs include structured educational or
recreational classes or activities. The typical age for afterschool programs is pre-school up to
sixth grade. After sixth grade many children are either: considered old enough to be home alone
(a high risk choice for middle school and high school ages); are enrolled in more structured
activities like sports or clubs; or go to free drop in locations such as the library or the recreation
center. After-school programs are sometimes subsidized for those who cannot pay a fee, are
often seen as a ‘prevention’ measure in the public health community, and are often formed in
partnership with the public schools.
Cultural and Educational Special Interest Classes
Non-sporting educational enrichment classes and activities in groups or one-on-one, taught by
an expert, that usually occur on a regular basis such as piano lessons, photography class, writers
workshop, language, voice lessons, dance, martial arts, woodworking etc. Classes are usually
for a fee and are often focused on training or developing a specific skill or knowledge base.
Sporting Special Interest Classes
Sporting educational enrichment classes and activities such as swimming lessons, fencing
lessons, sailing lessons, rowing lessons, or ski lessons. Such classes are often intended to
overcome barriers to entry to a specific sport by safely orienting individuals to activities,
equipment, facilities, while building needed skills.
Recreational Sports Leagues
Non-interscholastic team sports leagues with game rules that emphasize recreational,
cooperative, non-competitive, and community values over competition. Examples of
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recreational game rules include equal play time, no score kept, no standings kept; rules that
increase scoring by lowering defense and increasing offense such as no double team or no goal
keeper; off sides allowed, no tournament play, no uniforms, no try-outs, coaches not allowed to
choose players, awards for teamwork or cooperation, and so on. Examples include the co-ed
recreational adult softball, and co-ed recreational children’s basketball and soccer.
Interscholastic Sports
Individual and team sports organized by schools. Usually starting in middle school, that
follows the rules of their state athletic association for competition purposes. Rules are
requirements are strict and competition is held as the main goal. In most schools, interscholastic
sports also includes science and cultural competition such as, knowledge bowl, odyssey of the
mind etc.
Summer Day Camp
A category of childcare designed to follow the ‘traditional camping model’, usually for younger
children grades kindergarten to 5th grade, provided so that parents can work while children can
enjoy the values of the summer season such as being outside, exploring, understanding nature,
pursuing skill based activities and so forth. Usually there are a wide variety of structured and
semi-structured educational activities in which the children have an element of choice. For
many parents, summer day camp is a replacement for school. In many locations, summer day
camp is highly subsidized and is seen as critical to the functioning of the family. Summer day
camp is different from sports camps because it lasts all day, addresses a wide variety of the
child’s needs, and is not focused on a specific skill.
Swim Lessons, Aquatics
Swim lessons and aquatics are given their own category in this inventory because they are so
highly specialized, facility focused, and unique. Swim lessons usually prescribe to a specific
curriculum, are based on levels, taught by highly skilled and trained instructors in controlled
environments. Swim lessons are unique because of the focus on safety and life-long skills.
Youth Competitive Club Sports
Always organized in the private sector, competitive club sports for youth embrace competitive
values and are available in almost every imaginable team or individual sport. Most common is
baseball, football, and soccer. Competitive sports usually align themselves with district, state,
and national associations that provide services such as rules, oversight and insurance. Examples
are little league baseball, club soccer, and club football. Many competitive clubs focus on
recreational values and development for younger players in order to have a pool of competitive
players to draw from as the children get older.
Teen Center
Enriched, choice focused, casual, social, facility based child care for teens to drop in during high
risk times usually before and after school, but also sometimes weekend nights and summers.
Teen centers are seen as safe ‘hang-outs’ and they feature music, food, games, television,
recreational pick up sports, casual mentorship, role modeling adults, and a low level of
supervision. Teen centers often promote cultural or sporting events like climbing competitions,
talent shows, or concerts. Teen centers are often created to prevent health and safety problems
such as drug and alcohol use, teen pregnancy, etc. Teen centers usually do not require
registration or fees. Examples include the teen center in the Chimacum Schools, the free drop in
recreation program at the Jefferson County Recreation Center in Port Townsend.
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Free Drop in Recreation
Making a recreational facility available for anyone to use during specific hours. Typical
activities include ping pong, pool, foosball, gymnasium play, climbing wall, video games and
the like. Families often participate together, friends might meet at the facility, and all ages are
welcomed. Supervision is usually provided, but pre-registration is not required.
Child Care
Care for infants and very young children in a specially designed facility or by a private party in
their home, usually for a fee, but often subsidized. Usually provided so that parents can work.
Volunteer Special Interest Clubs
Similar to a special interest class, except lead by a volunteer lay-person not a paid expert, and
organized in a group setting. The club usually focuses on an activity, a project, an event,
preparation for a contest etc. The leader provides guidance, facilitation, and support to help the
club organize. Special interest clubs span a huge range of activities for youth and adults and
they include the extension programs of the land grant universities like 4-H, school based clubs
that are organized by teachers, and clubs focused on values such as religion or service.
Mentorship
Mentorship is partnering an adult with a child with the goal of forming a supportive
relationship. The most common example is Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America. Often, but not
always, it is implied that the child needs more positive adult support, advocacy, relationship,
and mentorship in his or her life. Increasingly mentorship programs are facility based in public
locations such as schools or churches.
Health and Safety Programs
Health and safety programs include a broad variety of services such as school nurses, police in
schools, prevention curricula taught in schools, free clinics, nutritional programs, screening,
education, free dental and health clinics and so on. They are included in this inventory because
there are components of health and safety in many recreation programs.
Special Recreation Programs
Special recreation is a category of services with the common goal of helping people with special
needs to find, adapt, and access recreational and leisure activities. Examples include
competitive sports such as the Special Olympics, and recreational activities such as the special
recreation club. Similar to educational integration that occurs in the public schools, a trend is
recreational integration and inclusion of all people into existing programs. Inclusion is achieved
by adaptation of rules and equipment, provision of special support, and assistance with access.
Public Private Partnerships
A public private partnership is created when a government owned resource (such as recreation
center or athletic field) or government funds (such as tax revenues) are used by an organization
in the private sector, to provide a service. Justifications for public private partnership include:
the service is needed but unfilled by government, the service has broad community benefits, the
service is efficient, the service is temporary, the service is flexible, the service requires expertise
or equipment government does not have, or the partnership creates leverage for other benefits
such as fundraising. Public private partnerships are almost always based on legal agreements
such as leases, contracts for services, licenses, concession agreements, etc. Key component of
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modern public/private partnerships are performance standards and transparency both of
which are needed to insure accountability to the general public. Examples of public private
partnership in recreation include leasing of public land to little league sports , granting a license
to build a horse park on public land, contracting with a landscape company to care for
Memorial Field, giving city tax funds to the YMCA to provide childcare programs, or rent free
use of a school building by a gymnastics team.
Funding Source:
Public Funding [PF] - Public funding includes public tax base dollars from federal, state, city,
county, special tax districts and local sources. Funds come thorough congressional
appropriation, state taxes or revenue sources and local taxes, assessments and fees.
Membership [M] - Funds are secured from individual members through fees, membership dues,
contributions and gifts and are used to operate facilities, services and programs primarily for
the use by the members. These can include private clubs, foundations, associations, faith-based
groups, scouting organizations and quasi-public organizations.
Private [P] – Commercial businesses funded through fees and charges that provide
programming and outdoor resource-based and user-oriented recreation in the private sector.
Jefferson County Administration, Services, Park Operation, Maintenance and Budget
The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation is a division within the Jefferson County Public
Works Department. The Department offers a range of recreational programming opportunities
throughout the year, in addition to several special events, ceremonies and seasonal activities.
The County provides programs that include classes, drop-in youth programs, team sports,
health and fitness as well as volunteer programs to maintain the quality of the park system.
Recreational facilities include a variety of opportunities that includes campgrounds for
campers, fishing access and boater launch facilities, beaches, picnicking, playground, disc golf
and scenic trails throughout Jefferson County.
The County has a traditional recreation facility to provide programs at the Port Townsend
Recreation Center. Additionally the Department owns, maintains, operates and schedules
events and activities at the Jefferson County Memorial Athletic Field. To meet the need and
demand, programs are offered at the various parks and facilities throughout the three County
Districts.
Administration:
The Department serves as liaison to the Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
The JCPRAB members are appointed by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners and
represent the three county commissioner districts within Jefferson County. In addition to the
department administrative responsibilities of capital planning/projects, community program
coordination and budget management, the Department manages two areas of responsibility
which are (see organizational flow chart below) the recreation services and park maintenance
operations.
Recreation Services: Recreation Services include a diverse range of community programing as
well as special events and activities. Recreation services provide a seasonal link to the
community to the recreational programs scheduled through the Jefferson County web-site
www.countyrec.com . In addition to the access for online activities, the site provides
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information on upcoming events and activities and access to the various park sites with listing
of facilities and amenities.
Parks Operations and Maintenance:
Park Maintenance is responsible for 1,151.2 acres of parkland at 23 parks and 6 community
centers throughout East Jefferson County. The Parks and Recreation Department maintains
lawns, landscaping, playgrounds, fields, courts, restrooms and picnic areas. . They work in close
coordination with those sites that have either a seasonal or extended caretaker services
provided at the park.
Annual Budget:
The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation budget includes revenue and expenditures which
provide the resources for the operation of the division. Additionally, the annual budget
provides a special fund account for capital projects. Annual expenditures in 2015 are $554,548.
Department Organization:
The Parks and Recreation Manager reports to the Public Works Director and is responsible for
the management of the division’s daily operations and long range planning as well as
supporting the work of the Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. The Parks
and Recreation Division is part of the larger Public Works team which also includes Roads
Maintenance, Solid Waste, Engineering Services, and Finance. Public Works staff provide a
wide variety of support services such as finance, human resources, project management, and
maintenance support to the Parks and Recreation Division.
Table 4.8 Organizational Flow chart
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Federal, State, City of Port Townsend, the School Districts and Special Districts
Recreation Resources:
Within Jefferson County and particularly in East Jefferson County, there are a number other
public agencies and special districts that are substantial and key to providing opportunities for
public recreational enjoyment. These additional public lands provide a variety of parks,
recreation facilities and open spaces.
Federal agencies play a major role in the landscape of Jefferson County. Olympic National Park
and the Olympic National Forest play a vital role for County residents as well as visitors to
Jefferson County. State agencies that include the Washington Department of Natural Resources
(WDNR), Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Washington State Parks (PARKS) are
a major footprint to the landscape of Jefferson County and the recreation facilities and
opportunities are a major benefit for the recreating public.
Federal Inventory:
1 Source: Olympic National Forest Headquarters August 2011
2 Elkhorn closed due to road washout/Rainbow was to re-open in 2012
Table 4.9
East Jefferson Federal
Agencies
Total
Units
Geographic Location
SPORT &
RECREATION SITE
AMENITIES
Agency Site
OTHER ATHLETIC
FACILITIES
Trails [hiking] X National Forest1
National Park
Collins base camp to The
Brothers Wilderness:
Interrorem trails
Dosewallips
INDOOR FACILITIES
Cabin rental 1 National Forest Interrorem
OTHER FACILITY
AMENITIES
Bird watching X National Forest Seal Rock
Campgrounds
88
National Park
National Forest2
National Park
Collins (15 sites) Fall View(30);
Interrorem (3); Rainbow (group
camp); Seal Rock (40)
Dosewallips (33)
Fishing 2 National Forest
National Park
Collins (fresh);Seal Rock (salt)
Dosewallips (fresh)
Historic Features 1 National Park Interrorem Ranger Cabin
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The Olympic
National Forest,
funded through the
U.S. Congress, has
seven sites for a total
of 56-acres with a
variety of camping
opportunities, scenic
view, hiking and
access to the Olympic
National Park as well
as fresh and salt water
access for public
recreational use, the National Forest sites are Collins (6-acres), Elkhorn (7-acres),Falls View (7-
acres), Interrorem (1-acre) Mount Walker Viewpoint (2-acres) Rainbow (3-acres) and Seal Rock
(30-acres). The Elkhorn site is currently closed due to a road wash-out and the Rainbow site
with group camping is currently closed but will re-open in 2012.
In 1988, Congress designated 95% of Olympic National Park as Wilderness. The Olympic
Wilderness is a part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Portions of the Olympic
National Park is located in both Jefferson and Clallam Counties. The National Park Service is
funded through the U.S. Congress under the Department of the Interior. Five National Park
campsites, with over 120 acres, are located in West Jefferson County they are: Kalalock (100-
acres), Queets (3-acres), Hoh (5-acres), North Fork Quinault (2-acres), and Graves Lake 9-acres).
These sites provided a variety of camping, fishing, hiking trail, water access and other
recreational opportunities. In East Jefferson County the National Park Service provides the
Dosewallips campgrounds. The park is 425-acres with campsite, fishing and hiking trails.
Currently road to the campgrounds has washed out but camping remains open which requires
5.5-mile of backpacking to reach the trail head and camping area..
In East Jefferson County the Olympic the Olympic National Forest and the Olympic National
Park provide hiking and camping opportunities. Along the Dosewallips River, in additions to
the Dosewallips State Park at the mouth of the river, the Forest Service has Elkhorn primitive
camp, and the National Park has the Dosewallips Walk-in. These camping areas can only be
reached by foot trail from the washout on FS2510 about 9 miles from US101/Brinnon.
Elkhorn is about one mile beyond the washout and is a primitive campground with no
amenities and pack out. Dosewallips Walk-in is 5.5 miles from the washout and is primitive
also. Rainbow is closed and not scheduled to reopen according to the Forest Service.
There are a number of rustic campsites or trail shelters in the backcountry. In the Jefferson
County portion of the National Forest are Sink Lake, Camp Hardy, Boulder, Ten Mil and
Tunnel Creek.
On the west Side of Jefferson County other federal agencies have numerous campsites. These
campsites include several along the Hoh River: Cottonwood (9), Hoh Oxbow (8), Willoughby
Creek (3), and Minnie Peterson (8). While along the Clearwater River are the: Coppermine
Bottom (9) and Upper Clearwater (9). On a tributary to the Clearwater River is the Yahoo Lake
Picnic table w/o shelter 55 National Park Collins (15); Mount Walker
(3);Seal Rock (40)
Picnic shelter-group use 1
Vault
National Forest Collins (1)
Restroom 5 National Park Collins (vault) Interrorem
(vault); Mount Walker
Viewpoint (vault); Rainbow
(vault);Seal Rock (flush)
Shellfish X National Forest Seal Rock
Waterfront freshwater
access
X National Forest
National Park
Collins (Duckabush)
Dosewallips River
Waterfront saltwater
access
X National
Forest
Seal Rock (Hood Canal)
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(4) campground along Stequaleho Creek. The numbers in parenthesis are the number of
campsites.
National Park campsites on the coast include Kalaloch (175) and South Beach (50), while on the
upper Queets River is the Queets campground (20). Along the upper Hoh River is the Hoh Rain
Forest campground (88) and Visitor Center.
East Jefferson County State Agencies:
East Jefferson County is fortunate to have a variety of Washington State Parks that range from
historic sites to salt and fresh water access points. State Parks are funded through the State
general fund. There are 14 park sites that cover over 2,606-acres. There are eight sites available
for camping and provide a number of recreational activities that range from beach and water
recreation, trails, field and team sports, interpretive activities, wildlife viewing, boating access
and buoys and historic interpretation.
The sites that are available for reservation are:
Fort Flagler State Park a 784-acre marine camping park surrounded on three sides by 19,100 feet
of saltwater shoreline. The park rests on a high bluff overlooking Puget Sound, with views of
the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. Many historic buildings remain at this 19th-century-
established military fort.
Fort Worden State Park and Conference Center a 434-acre multi-use park with over two miles of
saltwater shoreline and a wide variety of services and facilities. The park rests on a high bluff
overlooking Puget Sound. Many historic buildings remain at this 19th century military fort. The
Fort Worden Collaborative, directed by Washington State Parks, have laid the groundwork to
build a vital partnership economy that will preserve and enhance the extraordinary resource of
Fort Worden State Park for generations to come. Fort Worden provides a calendar of
workshops, performances, lectures, exhibitions, and other events open to the public.
Old Fort Townsend is a 367-acre marine camping park features 3,960 feet of saltwater shoreline
on Port Townsend Bay. The heavily wooded park has a rich military history dating from
pioneer days.
The 10-acre Mystery Bay Marine Park is reachable by car or boat. The park features 685 feet of
saltwater shoreline and offers a spectacular view of the Olympic Mountains.
Anderson Lake State Park is a remote day use park of cedar, fir and alder forest mixed with
freshwater marshes. Surrounded by 410 wooded and wetland acres, the park slopes down to
the 70-acre lake and abounds with birds and wildlife.
Dosewallips State Park is a 425-acre, year-round camping park with 5,500 feet of saltwater
shoreline on Hood Canal and 5,400 feet of freshwater shoreline on either side of the Dosewallips
River. The park is unique in that it offers both freshwater and saltwater activities. All camp
areas are grassy and located in scenic, rustic settings.
Pleasant Harbor State Park is an overnight moorage facility only. It features 120 feet of moorage
dock, and boaters may stay up to three consecutive nights. Moorage is on a first-come, first-
served basis. Visitors may enjoy fishing, rafting, motor boating and scuba diving. There are no
services or potable water at the park.
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Triton Cove State Park is a 29-acre day-use park with 555 feet of saltwater shore on Hood Canal.
This small park provides an ADA-compliant boat launch with access to near-shore fishing.
Future plans include possible camping facilities.
Five other state park sites are available for day-use with saltwater access for beach walking,
clamming, scuba diving and fishing. The HJ Carroll property (560’ of saltwater shoreline), Right
Smart Cove State Park (200’ saltwater shoreline), and Hood Canal State Park Tidelands (10,455’
saltwater shoreline) and Toandos Tidelands (10,455’ saltwater shoreline) are accessed by boat.
The By water Bay State Park/Wolfe Property with 16,092’ of saltwater shoreline provides
primitive campsites and interpretive signage.
Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife provides ten public sites providing both
fresh water and salt water access for fishing, boater access and shellfish gathering. Three sites
providing fresh water lake access with boat launches for fishing are at Crocker Lake (1-acre),
Tarboo Lake (1-acre) and Leland Lake. The Quilcene River Access (1-acre) provides river access
and hiking trails. Point Whitney Tidelands (10-acres) with 2,000’ of saltwater beach provide
shellfish, boat launch, fishing pier and visitor center.
Washington Department of Natural Resources manages over 45 properties and 23,000 acres in
East Jefferson County to provide important economic and environmental benefits for the
County. In March 2011 the Public Lands Group prepared the draft Forests for the Future: An Asset
Management Strategy for State Forestlands in East Jefferson County. As stated in the document,
“these public lands become increasingly important for Forest Land Base, Timber Revenue,
Recreation and Environment.” The 45
DNR properties inventoried are Trust Lands managed for Common School, Forest Board,
University or Natural Areas. As stated in the draft Forests for the Future, “due to the dispersed
nature of the state timberlands, management for recreation in East Jefferson County provides
accessible outdoor recreational opportunities close to most people who live in the county and
near population centers, including Port Townsend, Chimacum, Port Ludlow and Quilcene.
Many of these public lands are increasingly valued and used by the local citizens for hunting,
fishing, walking, mountain biking and as open space.” The summarized inventory is from the
summarized spreadsheets from the Forests for the Future draft report.
In 2010, the Washington State Legislature initiated the Discover Pass which helps preserve
public access to recreation lands managed by the Washington State Parks Commission, the
Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Washington Department of Fish
and Wildlife. The Discover Pass revenues replace lost state General Fund support for these
recreation lands.
East Jefferson State Inventory:
Table 4.10
East Jefferson State
Agencies
Total Units Geographic Location
SPORT & RECREATION
SITE AMENITIES
Agency Site
SPORT FIELDS
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City, Port and Schools
The City of Port Townsend, the Port of Port Townsend as well as the East Jefferson County
School Districts plus other non-profit and private businesses and organizations, are major
entities that provide a wide range of recreational opportunities.
Softball field 60x250 grass 2 State Pks Fort Worden & Old Fort Townsend
OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Tennis Court grass lighted
outdoor
2 State Pks Fort Worden
Trails [hiking] 23.4-miles
unknown
State Pks
DNR
Fort Worden ,Fort Flagler & Bywater
Bay/Wolfe Property
Anderson Lake, Cape George, Dabob Bay
Natural Area, Devils Lake, Gibbs-Beausite
Lakes,Mt Jupiter, Tala Point 80,Teal Lake East,
West Jacob Miller,Zelatched Point
Trails [bike] unknown DNR Gibbs-Beausite Lakes
Trails [ATV] unknown DNR Beaver Valley & Egg and I
Trails [horse] unknown DNR West Jacob Miller
INDOOR FACILITIES
Auditorium/meeting facilities (sf) 1 State Pks Fort Flagler & Fort Worden
Classrooms/meeting rooms (sf) 3 State Pks Fort Flagler, Fort Worden & Marine Science
Center (501c3)
Conference Center 2 State Pks Fort Worden (75- person)
Gyms 1 State Pks Fort Worden
Interpretive Centers 2 State Pks Fort Worden & Bywater Bay/Wolfe
OTHER FACILITY AMENITIES
Boat Launch freshwater 1
4
State Pks
WDFW
Anderson Lake
Crocker, Tarboo & Leland Lake, Quilcene River
Access
Boat Launch saltwater 6 State Pks Fort Worden (2w/ floats), Fort Flagler
2w/dock, Mystery Bay Marine 1/dock, &
Triton Cove
Boating Buoys 29 State Pks Fort Worden (8), Old Fort Townsend (7), Fort
Flagler (7) & Mystery Bay (7)
Campgrounds
134 RV
273 Units
12 Primitive
State Pks Fort Worden (80/25/3)
Old Fort Townsend (0/40/3)
Fort Flagler (14/120/4)
Dosewallips (134/273/12)
Fishing 4
4
6
State Pks
WDFW
DNR
Fort Worden, Old Fort Townsend & Pleasant
Harbor & Triton w/dock
Crocker, Tarboo, Leland & Quilcene River
Camp Harmony, Devils Lake, Duckabush
Upper,
Gibbs-Beausite Lakes, Penny Creek, Silent Lake
Gardens 1 State Pks Fort Worden
Historic Features 4 State Pks Fort Worden, Rothchild House, Old Fort
Townsend & Fort Flagler
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3 Includes 29 acres of Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park property owned by the Port of Port Townsend (including 9 -acres
of City unopened right-of-way)
4 Does not include 29 acres of Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park property owned by the Port of Port Townsend (including
9 acres of City unopened right-of-way)
Table 4.11
City of Port Townsend Total Acreage Geographic Location
PARKS City Limits of Port
Townsend
LOCAL
Pocket/Mini Parks
Adams Street Park 0.1
Bell Tower .01
Rotary Park 0.1
Gateway Park (Triangle Mini Park II) 0.2
Baker View Park 0.1
Parkside Drive Park 0.5
Sub-total 1.01
Neighborhood Parks
Sather Park 6.6
Bobby McGarraugh Park 2.1
Pope Marine Park 0.9
Sub-total 9.6
COUNTY/COMMUNITY
Chetzemoka Park 6.4
Sub-total 6.4
RESOURCE CONSERVANCY
NATURAL OPEN SPACE
13th and Hancock Park .8
35th Street Park 12.8
Elmira Street Park 1.0
Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park 80.0
Bishop Park 4.2
Total Conservancy 98.8
Total Parks 115.9
NATURAL OPEN SPACE 69.83
Total Overall Parks 86.94
RECREATION FACILITIES
SPECIAL USE AREAS
Beautification Areas
Master Gardener’s Park (Triangle
Mini I)
0.1
Triangle Mini Park III 0.2
City Entrance 0.8
Dog Park at Chetzemoka 0.6
Jackson Tidal Park NA
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City of
Port
Townsend Inventory: The 2011 The City of Port
Townsend adopted their Parks, Recreation and Open
Space Functional Plan that represents the city’s
vision, goals and objectives for the development of
parks and open space in Port Townsend for the next
six years and beyond. Several key themes emerged
from the public involvement for improving and
expanding park & recreation services which include
trails (nature, hiking, walking),linear parks –
connecting current inventory, additional park & open space on the west end of town, upgrading
repairing facilities/properties that already exist, recreation programs for all ages (especially
youth & teens),preserving habitat and wildlife corridors, development of additional street ends
for Mini/Pocket Parks and develop a multi-use Aquatic Center. The city currently has a park
inventory of 57.1 acres (Pocket/Mini, Neighborhood, Community and Regional Parks). Using
7.6 acres/1,000 citizens as the LOS standard the current park system falls
12.2 acres short of meeting the recommended LOS standard of 69.3 acres.
Mountain View Commons (1 site)
Mountain View Pool (1 site)
Golden Age Club (1 site)
Union Wharf NA
Larry Scott Memorial Trail 9.2
Tyler Street Stairs 0.1
Terrace Steps/Haller Fountain 0.4
Port Townsend Golf Course 55.7
Port Townsend Skate Park (1 site)
Trails 31 miles
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5Data included in 2002 Jefferson County Adopted Comprehensive Park Plan
6 Chetzemoka Park, Cotton Building, Pope Marine Park, Port Townsend Golf Course, The Pink House, Port
Townsend City Hall.
7 Mountain View Commons is an approximate 45,000 sf former school leased from the school district that houses a
variety of community organizations, including the YMCA (15,000sf lease/includes 4,000 gym), Community Radio,
Police Department, Food Bank, Red Cross and the Port Townsend Parks & Recreation. 900sf of community meeting
rooms are used by the Parks Department.
8 County Plan List: page 163-164 (6,000sf)
9 Chetzemoka Park (& Dog Park), Rotary Park , Pope Marine Park, Adams Street Park, and Kai Tai Lagoon Nature
Park
Table 4.12
City of Port Townsend
Total Units Geographic Location
SPORT & RECREATION SITE
AMENITIES5
SPORTS FIELDS
OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Skate park 1 On Monroe Street
INDOOR FACILITIES
Classrooms/meeting rooms (sf) 17,900sf 6 City-wide6 (6,000 sf)
Mountain View Commons7
(11,900sf)
Gym 4,000sf Mountain View Commons
(YMCA lease)
Interpretive Centers 6 Chetzemoka Park, Union Wharf,
Gateway/Triangle Mini-Park II,
Triangle Mini-Park I, Kah Tai
Lagoon Nature Park & Port
Townsend Municipal Course
Golf Course 1 Port Townsend Municipal Course
Swimming Pool (indoor) 1 Mountain View Commons
OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Tennis Court unlighted outdoor 2 Mountain View Commons
OTHER FACILITY AMENITIES
Waterfront saltwater access 15 City of Port Townsend8
Boat Launch saltwater/transient moorage 2 City Dock & Union Wharf
Picnic table w/o shelter 30 City wide9
Picnic shelter-group use 3 Union Wharf, Bobby McGarraugh
Park, Kah Tai Lagon Nature Park
& Chetzemoka Park
Playground uncovered 4 Chetzemoka Park; Pope Marine
Park, Chetzemoka Park & Bobby
McGarraugh
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East Jefferson County Schools Inventory:
Five public school districts are located within East Jefferson County. The largest is the Port
Townsend School District with 1,214 enrollment.10 Grant Elementary School, Blue Herron
Middle School and the Port Townsend High School. The school’s nearly 70-acres provide a
variety of sports and recreational opportunities on a broad range of site amenities. As Table 4.13
depicts, the District has baseball, softball, soccer, football and multi-purpose fields as well as
recreational and tennis courts. Indoor facilities provide meeting and multi-use rooms as well as
auditoriums and gymnasiums. Chimacum School District serving grades K-12th has over 1,100
students and diverse site facilities providing ball fields, a 400-meter / 6-lane track and outdoor
tennis courts. Covering over 60 acres the District provides additional indoor facilities with
gyms, multi-purpose rooms and an auditorium. As with other local districts Chimacum
provides a number of playgrounds at their facilities. One of the smallest school districts is the
Brinnon School District that serves students from K-8th grade have a playground, soccer and
softball fields as well as a field house. In the southern portions of East Jefferson County is the
Quilcene School District serving nearly 290 students and provides a football field, recreation
play courts, soccer and softball field as well as gym and indoor activity rooms.
Priority of use of school fields and facilities remains with each school district but as a secondary
use, the districts work with local sports and recreational groups to provide access to recreation
facilities and fields to serve the greater community demand in Eastern Jefferson County.
10 Port Townsend SD web home page enrollment total (updated: 6-10-2014)
Table 4.13:
East Jefferson County Schools
Total
Units
Geographic Location
SPORT & RECREATION SITE
AMENITIES
District School
SPORT FIELDS
Baseball Field 300+ youth grass lighted 2 Chimacum
Port Townsend
ES/MS/HS (1)
High School (1)
Fields Multi-purpose 1 Chimacum ES/MS/HS
Football 60x360’ grass 3 Port Townsend
Port Townsend
Quilcene
Grant ES (1)
Blue Herron MS (1)
K-12th (1)
Recreation Play Courts 3 Chimacum
Port Townsend
Quilcene
K-2nd Grade (1)
Grant ES (1)
K-12th (1)
Soccer Grass Field 210x330’ 4 Brinnon
Chimacum
Port Townsend
Quilcene
K-8th Grade (1)
K-2nd Grade (1)
Blue Herron MS (1)
K-12th Grade (1)
Softball 60x250’ grass 6 Brinnon
Chimacum
Port Townsend
Quilcene
K-8th Grade (1)
ES/MS/HS (2)
Blue Herron MS (2)
K-12th Grade (1)
Track 400-meter/ 6-lane 2 Chimacum ES/MS/HS (1)
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Special Purpose District’s Inventory
There are a variety of special districts provided under Washington Statutes that exist statewide
that provide infrastructure and services in a wide range of areas including fire control, libraries,
ports and hospitals. In some cases, special districts play an expanded role in providing outdoor
recreation opportunities, conservation and resource management services. The Jefferson
County Parks and Recreation District #1 formed in 1984 with the purpose of providing social,
recreational, inspirational, economic development, safety and security needs for the Toandos
Peninsula community. In 1992 the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center building was
dedicated and in 2002 the District was expanded. The Port of Port Townsend is a special
purpose district created through Title 53 RCW and maintain and develops property and
facilities to promote sustainable economic growth, provide community access to Port facilities
and services, and to protect and maintain community resources and maritime heritage. The Port
provides public use opportunities at many of their facilities for recreation. Other special
purpose districts include the Jefferson Healthcare Hospital, the Jefferson County Library
District and the Jefferson County Conservation District. These special Districts provide a
wide-range of educational programs, workshops, classes and events. They provide support
groups, community forums, seminars and symposiums.
Port Townsend Blue Herron MS (1)
OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Tennis Court unlighted outdoor 8 Chimacum
Port Townsend
ES/MS/HS (4)
Port Townsend HS (4)
INDOOR FACILITIES
Arts/crafts/pottery room (sf) 4 Chimacum
Port Townsend
Port Townsend
Quilcene
ES/MS/HS (1)
Blue Herron MS
Port Townsend HS (1)
K-12th Grade (1)
Auditorium/staging (sf) 3 Chimacum
Port Townsend
Port Townsend
ES/MS/HS (1)
Blue Herron MS
Port Townsend HS (1)
Classrooms/meeting rooms (sf) 1 Port Townsend Lincoln Bldg/ Adm
Gym (sf) [field house] 6 Brinnon
Chimacum
Port Townsend
Port Townsend
Port Townsend
Quilcene
K-8th Grade (1)
ES/MS/HS (1)
Grant ES (1)
Blue Herron (1)
Port Townsend HS (1)
K-12th Grade (1)
OTHER FACILITY AMENITIES
Playground uncovered 5 Brinnon
Chimacum
Chimacum
Port Townsend
Quilcene
K-8th Grade (1)
K-2nd Grade (1)
ES/MS/HS (1)
Grant ES (1)
K-12th Grade (1)
Table 4.14:
Special Purpose Districts
Total Units Geographic Location
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SPORT & RECREATION SITE
AMENITIES
Agency
INDOOR FACILITIES
Airport 1 Port of
PT
Jefferson County Airport
Classrooms/meeting rooms (sf) 1 JCP&R
#1
Community Centers (sf) 1 JCP&R
#1
Laurel B. Johnson Community
Center
OTHER FACILITY AMENITIES
Boat Launch saltwater 5 Port of
PT
Boat Haven, Gardner Launch
Ramp, Port Hadlock Launch
Ramp, Mat Mats Launch Ramp
with dock, Quilcene Marina
Boat Marina 3 w/ 575
slips
Port of
PT
Port Hudson (66 slips), Boat
Haven (450 slips0 & Quilcene
Marina (50 slips)
Campgrounds [sites] 60 Port of
PT
Point Hudson (RV sites)
Swim Beach 1 Port of
PT
Quilcene Marina
Shellfish 2 Port of
PT
Fort Worden Beach & Point
Hudson
Waterfront saltwater access 2 Port of
PT
Fort Worden Beach & Point
Hudson