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APPENDIX A
PARK & FACILITY DESCRIPTIONS
Introduction
This appendix section provides the history and describes the conditions and planned development
for each of the Jefferson County Parks identified in the Comprehensive Park and Recreation Open
Space Plan.
Park Concept
In Jefferson County the ideal park system is a collective of various park and facility types.
Separately each park may serve a basic function, but together they provide a network serving the
needs of the entire county. The system provides adequate opportunities for passive and active
recreation.
This appendix offers an opportunity to consider how each individual park, and the system as a
whole, fulfill the mission of the organization:
The Mission of the Jefferson County Parks and Recreation is to improve the health, welfare,
and safety of the citizenry; protect the environment, and promote economic development
through state of the art recreational and educational programs and facilities supported by
public tax revenue, fees, grants and private donations. The Vision of Jefferson County Parks
and Recreation is not to serve every purpose, but to lead towards cooperation and
comprehensive community solutions.
Table A.1
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Park Site Index
Existing Parks
Park Name
Alphabetical
Acreage Map
Regional Park Beausite Lake County Park & NW Kiwanis Camp 30.0 R-1
Community Park Bob Bates Field 12.0 C-1
Natural Open Space Broad Spit County Park 43.8 OS-2
Community Park Cape George Trailhead Park 43.0 C-2
Community Park Chimacum County Park 14.0 C-3
Neighborhood Park County Courthouse Park 2.0 NP-1
Community Park East Beach County Park 1.0 C-4
Regional Park Gibbs Lake County Park & DNR Transfer 601.0 R-2
Community Park Hicks County Park in Shine 1.0 C-5
Regional Park H.J. Carroll County Park and trail 50.0 R-3
Natural Open Space Indian Island County Park & Trail 140.0 OS-1
Community Park Irondale Park 3.0 NP-2
Community Park Irondale Beach Park 12.5 C-6
Community Park Lake Leland County Park 9.0 C-7
Regional Park Larry Scott Trail 7.0 (8.5-mi) R-4
Community Park Oak Bay Park Lower 30.0 R-5
Community Park Oak Bay Park Upper 5.0 R-6
Community Park North Beach Park 1.0 C-8
Neighborhood Park Quilcene River & Bay Parks/East 2.0 NP-3
Community Park Quilcene County Park 8.0 C-9
Community Park Quilcene Sports Park/Smackman Field 14.0 C-10
Recreation Facilities
Special Use Area
Special Use Area Jefferson County Memorial Athletic Field 5.0 SU-1
Special Use Area Jefferson County Fairgrounds 27.7 SU-2
Special Use Area Jefferson County Horse Park 80.0 SU-3
Community Center Port Townsend Community Center 1.0 SU-4
Community Center Brinnon Community Center NA SU-5
Community Center Coyle Community Center (Laurel B. Johnson Ctr) 1.0 SU-6
Community Center Gardiner Community Center 2.0 SU-7
Tri-Area Community Center 2.0 SU-8
Community Center Quilcene Community Center 4.1 SU-9
TOTAL JEFFERSON COUNTY PARKS 1,152.20
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Park Sites:
Location: 510 Beausite Lake Road, Chimacum
Facility Goals
1. A facility dedicated to special recreation for the entire region
2. A County Park that the public has access to by advanced reservation only, per the lease
agreement
3. Respect the natural and open space values of the site
Capital Improvements
1. Review and improve signage to make sure it reflects the
county park values
2. Capital projects are deferred to the Kiwanis
3. Create a forest management plan
4. Implement forest management plan
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Support the partnership with the Kiwanis (lease)
2. Visit the park with the Kiwanis once a year – hold a meeting
there every year
3. Monitor use and promote availability to the public
4. Invite the Kiwanis to report to the JCPRAB annually per the lease agreement
5. Participate in Kiwanis events and planning processes
History of Beausite Lake Community Park:
Beausite comes from the French meaning
"beautiful" or "handsome" place. This truly is a
very special use through a private/public
partnership between Jefferson County Parks
and Recreation and the Kiwanis Club.
One of the first owners of the property known
as Beausite Lake, which was originally called
Carp Lake, was Dr. Louis Maas and his wife
Mamie. On the 1925 Metsker's map the
property is identified as being owned by Mamie.
Dr. Maas was the brother of Adele Maas Katz
wife of the infamous Israel Katz, and came to
Port Townsend in 1887 at the age of 16. He
attended dental school in Chicago and returned
to Port Townsend and set up a dental office.
When he returned he married Mamie
Meyerhoffer, tutor to the Katz children.
In the June 27, 1912 Port Townsend Leader is
an article about Dr. Maas putting in an
irrigation system at his Beausite Ranch. Dr.
Maas died in 1923 and his widow, Mamie rented
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the farmhouse to the William & Olga Anderson
family of Ballard. They lived on the farm in the
1930s and 1940s. In 1942 Mrs. Maas sold the
property to Johnson & Gunstone who also owned
land at Discovery Bay. The land was probably
logged at that time.
In 1972 their son Robert Anderson bought the
property and he and his family moved from
Seattle back to the farm where he had grown
up. In 1989 the Anderson's sold the property
and moved to Brookings.
Northwest Kiwanis Camp at Beausite Lake Community Park is born.
The county bought the land, probably in 1989, but definitely before 1994 when a fifty year lease was
signed with Northwest Regional Kiwanis Clubs for use in August as a camp for people from six to
sixty-five with a wide range of developmental and/or medical disabilities. The facility is also
available for rent to non-profits, conferences, family reunions, meetings, camps, weddings, etc.
during the rest of the year.
The agreement with the county is any improvements made by the club will revert to the county
after the fifty year lease is up. There is probably an option to renew. Before this property was
leased the camps were held at Fort Worden and other facilities. A "quick remodel" on a large
existing house, that serves as the camp lodge was done early on. Chuck Maiden of Quilcene
provided a horse for campers to ride.
The plan for the camp has a three-phase building program. Phase I Building with bathroom,
shower, and laundry facilities, completed in June of 2009; Phase II four, 16-bed bunkhouses and
activities pavilion with completion in 2011 and Phase III a therapeutic riding facility and
administration building to be completed in 2014. By the time the facility is finished the
organization will have spent over a million dollars.
So what does the camp offer? Recreational activities such as arts and crafts, horseback riding,
fishing, nature trail activities, talent shows, games, field trips, campfire entertainment by local
musicians, all in a safe environment. The staff is a combination of paid counselors and volunteers.
The camp is funded by Grants, service organizations, service fees, rental income and about 44%
donations.
What does it give to campers? "It lets the kids forget about their disability.
They're always classified in school, but here we let them have fun and just be campers." Wendy
Quesnel, head counselor at Kiwanis camp for disabled.
PTL Aug. 23, 1995.
Park Attractions and Key Information: Wonderful conference center is available for meetings,
weddings, reunions etc. ADA Accessible. For reservation, contact the NW Kiwanis.
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Location: 84 Elkins Road, Port Hadlock
Facility Goals
1. Provide athletic fields for East Jefferson Little League Baseball
2. When possible, allow casual day use of the park
3. Support existing partnership with East Jefferson Little League (lease agreement)
Capital Improvements
1. Capital improvements are deferred to the East Jefferson Little League
2. Restore the Parks Improvement Grant Program to help East Jefferson Little League with
captial projects
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. M & O is the responsibility of East Jefferson Little League
Park Attractions and Key Information: Owned by Jefferson County. Used exclusively by East
Jefferson Little League; ejlittleleague.com
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Location: Dabob Bay; Boat Access Only
Facility Goals
1. A world class boat-in only nature park in a stunning setting
2. ‘Wilderness-style’ camping by motorized and non-motorized boaters
3. A place for swimming, exploring the water, and enjoying the Hood Canal
4. Preserve and protect the natural values of the site while promoting responsible use
Capital Improvements
Create and install a sign that both attracts and educates visitors to the park
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Make a site monitoring plan and implement it
2. Publicize the site for day use and camping, and educate the public about using appropriate
sanitation, garbage and other environmental use factors such as ‘Leave-no-Trace.’
3. Visit the site using overland access. Establish right to use overland access for maintenance
and monitoring only
4. Regularly talk to the neighbors to support the volunteer maintenance and monitoring they
do
Park Attractions and Key Information: A pristine wilderness park on Tarboo Bay. Accessible only
by boat. Take only pictures, leave only footprints.
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Location: 9635 State Route 19, Chimacum
Buildings and Facilities
Closed campground, formerly providing 26 primitive campsites
Two vault toilets
Picnic shelter with pedestal grill and tables
Security lighting
Drinking and irrigation water, frost free hydrant near picnic shelter
Facility Goals
1. A safe and clean pass through – trail area used by the local school children and the
communityA beautiful forested area with mature cedar, fir, and hemlock forest
2. The facility should be re-opened, either as a revenue generating, new and improved
campground, or as a re-purposed picnic, rest area and passive use area such as a dog park.
3. The facility should be kept safe and clean for the benefit of the community and the neighbor
school
Capital Improvements
1. The capital improvement program depends on the future purpose of the park
2. It would be a good site to build an RV Campground, a dog park, a rest stop, a visitor’s
center, a recreation center, or a nature park
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Re-open the park in some fashion - a priority given the location near the school, in the
community
2. Restore and reopen the vault toilets
3. Get garbage service
4. Recruit Adopt-a-Park volunteer group
5. Provide professional maintenance support and operation services to safeguard children and
improve the park
History of Chimacum County Park:
Chimacum Residents are
asked to turn out in full
force next Wed...PTL May
21, 1942…Although the land
the park is on is owned by
the county, permission was
given in 1924 for a park but
it wasn't built until the
1940s. In May of 1942 the
community was asked to
volunteer to clear ground for
a park across the road from the Chimacum Grange Hall. "Public
spirited citizens attending should bring basket lunches and tools
with which to carry on the work." Timber was cut and provided
for the erection of a park kitchen and the area generally cleaned
up. Some of those on the committee in charge were Hugh Nesbitt,
county commissioner, Gus Erickson, grange master; Dave Bengston,
Mrs. Oscar Erickson and Mrs. Forrest Horton.
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A Labor Day event that year
had 67 men, women and
children assembling, armed
with various improvements
and beatifying the grounds.
The Bishop farm was
represented by William &
Stephen Bishop their wives and children, others arrived providing
equipment and wood. At one time the park included the entire
corner of West Valley Road and Rhody drive but in 1977 the Tri
Area Community Center was built on the corner of Rhody Drive
and West Valley Road. Currently, the building is available for
meetings, provides senior meals, and houses the food bank.
At one time Noquiklos the dragon a sculpture by Sarah
Mall Johani was at the park where the Olympic Wild
Salmon Festival was held but it was later moved to H.J.
Carroll Park. The Wild Olympic Salmon organization also
has a picnic shelter at H.J. Carroll. I remember as a child
in the 1950s going to the county dump which was located
behind where the park is, but I don't really remember the
park, although I attended Chimacum School through 3rd
grade.
Park Attractions and Key Information: Easy access picnic shelter and restrooms, frequently used as
a rest stop and meeting area. Great place to walk your dog. No camping at this time.
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Location: 1830 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend
Buildings and Facilities
Tennis court with fence
Basketball court with 6 goals
Water fountain
Irrigation water
Parking and streetscapes
Open field with established maple trees in perimeter
Facility Goals
1. Neighborhood Use Park for tennis, basketball, dog walking, picnic etc.
2. Important and safe gathering site for youth playing basketball and tennis
3. Neighborhood gathering area
4. Setting and foreground for the historic Jefferson County Courthouse
5. Beautiful trees and open grass area with views
6. Attractive street-scaped parking and access to County Courthouse
Capital Improvements
1. Resurface tennis court and repair fencing
2. Prune trees working with the DNR Urban Landscaping Program
3. Signage: historical interpretation of the courthouse and the area
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Maintain partnership with the Juvenile Services Division
2. Continue working with the neighbors, who have volunteered to provide trash service and
dog waste bags
3. Provide limited professional maintenance support to increase mowing frequency and care
of shrubs and trees as needed
History of County Courthouse Park
A grassy field before 1940, this park has
become one of the most photographed parks in
Jefferson County. Block 66, L.B. Hastings First
Addition, the little park, tennis, basketball and
grassy area on Washington Street across from
the county courthouse was a vac ant lot in 1940.
In December of 1940, the Jefferson County
Commissioners met to listen to interested
citizens to voice objections to the proposed
park project. Because the county was selling a
great deal of its property, mostly foreclosed
for nonpayment of property taxes, this block
was set aside from sale by the county. The
meeting was to let those opposed to it being
withheld for a park to meet on the 21st of
December at 10 a.m. to express any objections.
The vision for the park was a tennis court,
recreation equipment, also a public park and
playground. Evidently there were no objections
for it was announced on December 26th the
commissioners were to go ahead with their park
plan.
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They budgeted $1,000 for the park, another
$2,000 to $2500 would be needed to build the
tennis courts. In January of 1941 the playfield
was begun.
Tennis has been popular in Port Townsend for a
long time, in 1899 the courts were by the
Redmen's Hall on Maple Avenue [Tyler Street].
A club was organized in 1913 and another co urt
was available at Taylor and Lincoln [Littlefield's
Field] by 1919, and the Fort Worden courts
were opened in 1922. A new county tennis club
was formed in 1940.
In April of 1941 it was announced that the
Courthouse Park tennis courts would be built.
In April the concrete was poured and by June
they were opened to the public. The wire fence
was replaced and new lines were painted in May
of 1947.
The Park, located at 1820 Jefferson St. is part
maintained by the Juvenile Services Division of
Jefferson County. It is one of the most
photographed parks, popular with tennis
players, basketball players, dog walkers and
picnic goers.
Park Attractions and Key Information: Maple trees, grass, tennis and regulation basketball court
new in 2013. Park provides open space in front of the historic Jefferson County Courthouse.
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Location: 330 East Beach Road, Nordland
Facility Goals
1. Critical water and beach access on Admiralty Inlet
2. Day use park with toilets, shelter, fireplace, grill, fire ring, picnic tables, parking, and beach
access
3. Important community gathering spot
4. Place for evening gatherings/meals with campfires in fire ring or in fireplace
5. An historic place with restored amenities
Capital Improvements
1. Improve signage
2. Install drinking water using tap to PUD water that has already been paid for
3. Replace the roof on the shelter –priority – save the shelter, use metal roofing material
4. Renovate or replace the toilets, new roof and paint
5. Study methods for restoring the beach and protecting the park from erosion if feasible
6. Grade and improve the parking lot
7. ADA Access to restrooms-improve
8. Remove Ivy from trees on South side of access road
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Support existing Adopt-a-Park agreement
2. Provide some professional maintenance support to the volunteers
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History of East Beach County Park, Marrowstone Island
One of the earliest, and one of four built with
money from the Works Progress Administration
in the 1930s is a lovely little park on
Marrowstone Island just a mile or so from
Nordland on the east side of the Island. The
money and workers were provided by the
government and a picnickers' shelter of logs, a
bathhouse, outhouses and several outdoor
cooking grills were built along with a low
bulkhead to protect the shelter fr om high tides
and winter winds. According to Karen Russell &
Jeanne Bean's book Marrowstone "When the
tide was very low in the summer, the men used
the hard flat beach for a baseball field. The
Nordland Garden Club assumed the
responsibility of cleaning up the beach grounds
and planted roses and shrubs around the log
shelter and bathhouse."
Letters at the Jefferson County Research
Center from the Nordland Community Club
reveal the clubs participation. In December of
1950 a bill for $74.96 was submitted for
material & labor for pouring a concrete floor in
the building used for the cooking and shelter.
A May 16, 1957 letter to Mr. Lyle Arey,
Chairman of the Board of County Commissions
submits a bill for labor extended by members
with the repairs and improvements made to the
buildings and other installations at East Beach
Park for the year 1957 in the amount of $75.
The labor included, cleaning the park, buildings
cleaned, brush cut and trash barrels emptied.
A request was made in 1959 for some 50 gallon
open barrels that were available at Indian
Island for which the club requested three or
four for use at the beach and also some floats.
In 1962 the club requested the county
commissioners to put up a sign stating "No
Overnight Camping, For Day Use Only." The
small park had become a favorite place for
campers in trailers and tents to set up camp,
but the park was too small to accommodate
them.
By 1964 the county was doing maintenance and
in May the club requested repairs to the fence,
new outhouses and holes, tables, stove top for
the community kitchen, rock stone fireplace
repair, well repair, a light covering of gravel in
the parking area and the grass and brush cut.
In June, Lyall Arey replied that they had
installed toilets, roof repairs and general
cleanup. The county grader smoothed out the
parking area. The club was asked to help by
policing the area occasionally and alert them to
what repairs were needed and to discourage
damage to facilities.
In the 1950s my parents and brother and
sisters spent many a pleasant day at the park,
swimming and picnicking. In the 60s, 70s, and
80s it was with my own children and since the
mid-1990s with my two grandchildren. The park
is part of the Adopt a Park program and has
been adopted by the Friends of East Beach
Park. They have made many improvements
including rebuilding the stone fireplace and
repairing the picnic shelter. You can rent the
park for $25 plus .25 cents per person for four
hours. Remember both sides of the park are
private property.
It truly is one of the treasures of Jefferson
County and a good example of government and
private citizens working together.
Park Attractions and Key Information:
Beautiful sandy beach, walking, historic picnic
shelter, restrooms, fireplace to warm you. Views
of Admiralty Inlet.
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Location: 130 Gibbs Lake Road, Chimacum
Buildings and Facilities
Main parking lot with trailhead kiosk
Beach swimming area
Fishing area with small boat launch
Caretakers residence with garage, shed, generator building, dock and boathouse
Challenge course
7 miles of hiking, horseback and mountain bike trails
Vault toilet
Derelict Boy scout buildings – mess hall, two dorm style buildings, multiple staff cabins
Facility Goals
1. A 600 acre regional attraction with 7 miles of multiple purpose trails, views, nature access,
fishing, boating, challenge course, picnic sites, boat launch, swimming beach, parking and
toilets
2. A regional mountain biking, mountain bike skills area, horseback, and hiking area with an
expanding network of trails
3. An economic driver to attract tourists
4. A nature park providing important habitat
5. Protect the natural and open space values of the site
6. Follow and support the existing master plan
Capital Improvements
1. Install new signage, sign on road as you enter, change dead end sign, make welcome sign
visible, ownership
2. Improve and expand parking areas
3. Invest in the challenge course as needed
4. Build new trails and mountain bike skills areas in the additional DNR property
5. Remove the derelict buildings
6. Create a forest management plan focused on the additional DNR property
7. Implement the forest management plan for the additional DNR property
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Support partnership with caretakers for maintenance and supervision of park
2. Support partnership with Quimper Trails Association for trail maintenance and
construction
3. Support partnership with WSU Cooperative Extension for the challenge course
4. Provide limited professional maintenance to help the volunteers
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5. Retain professional support to update the master plan to include the new property
History of Gibbs Lake Park
From a private lake used for a summer home by
a family that enjoyed the solitude to a lively
place for hundreds of Boy Scouts, the history
of its addition as a Jefferson County Park was
bumpy.
Discovering who or what Gibbs Lake was named
for has proven to be difficult to say the least.
A plat map of the Quimper Peninsula from 1889
gives the name E. Gibbs as owning the property.
There was an Edward Gibbs who lived at Port
Ludlow in 1880 and worked as a laborer at the
sawmill, perhaps that is the answer. By 1925
the property was owned by Oren W. Brown. He
first came to Jefferson County in 1915 and
logged near Quilcene, later dividing his time
between Seattle and Quilcene. He established
his home at Gibbs Lake during the depression in
1932. A promoter of the area, his interests
included timber and land usage.
In 1950 Dr. Adrian Werner a local dentist and
his wife bought the Lake property and land
surrounding it. According to Port Townsend
Leader Articles of the 1940s the doctor was an
avid hunter and fisherman and bought the lake
for fishing, ducks and eagles that visited the
lake. Werner's homestead had a primitive cabin
built in 1949 with a kitchen section added in
1956. In June of 1956 the Olympic Area
Council was formed and worked toward
establishing a Scout camp for Olympic Peninsula
Scouts. Dr. Werner was approached by the
council about buying Gibbs Lake, and on June 15,
1959 and agreement was reached whereby the
lake and surrounding land was sold to the Boy
Scouts of America. The price was $65,000
with a down payment of $10,500 and a
mortgage for $54,500. It was agreed the c amp
would be named Camp Werner and the doctor
was allowed to live on the property until his
death. A fence was built to give him some
privacy from the general public.
Encompassing an area of 270 acres which
included the 45 acre lake, it was to be a
primitive Scout camp. Twelve troops
participated in that first summer as the boys
prepared their camp on the hillside overlooking
the lake.
A shallow well was dug in the meadow at the
North end of the camp and a water tank
installed. Generators were installed to provide
electricity and run the water pump. Because of
financial difficulties camp Werner was closed in
1974. A donation to pay back bills enabled the
scouts to dig a new well, which was done in
1978. Electricity was installed by Puget Sound
Power and Light and a septic tank and drain
Gibbs Lake & Ropes Course:
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field added. When the big blow that sank the
Hood Canal Bridge came through it knocked
down trees at the camp which were cut and
sold, which provided money for a mobile home
that was purchased in 1981 for a caretaker’s
home. In 1983 the camp was designated a
surplus camp by the Chief Seattle Council, the
mobile home was sold and the camp soon
followed.
Manke Lumber Company of Tacoma purchased
the land in June of 1989 for $675,000, the
money being put into trust for the support of
three other camps including Camp Parson's on
Hood Canal. There was a great deal of
controversy over the sale and many local people
involved in the Boy Scouts worked to save the
camp.
The good news that the Manke Lumber Company
had suspended logging operations at Gibbs &
Beausite Lake to negotiate trading 669 acres
owned by them for an equal value of timber on
state managed lands within Jefferson County
was greeted with great relief. The company
clear cutting never happened as Bryan Boyle,
State Land Commissioner determined Gibbs
Lake was a sensitive body of water and should
be saved. A land swap with the DNR was
arranged in 1990 and the property became a
County Park.
The camp is located on West Valley Road from
Highway 19 (by Chimacum School) five miles
from the intersection. Part of the park is the
Jefferson County Extension 4-H "Challenge
Programs" fostering team development and
personal growth through group outdoor
educational experiences. The camp serves
youths 10-19
and adults
who
participate.
In 2010 the
DNR planned
to log its
parcels
located
between
Beausite Lake and Gibbs Lake. Citizens
intervened and a transfer to Jefferson County
was arranged. The transfer of 300 additional
acres from the DNR was completed in 2014.
The park now includes 600 acres of natural
forest area with lake, seven miles of multiple
purpose single track trail, mountain bike jumps,
balance logs, built structures for tricks, hiking,
horseback riding, 45 acre lake, a boat launch
area, fishing and a beautiful 100 year old
forest.
Park Attractions and Key Information: Trout catch and release fishing, miles of gorgeous single
track mountain biking and hiking trails, 40-acre Lake, cliffs, restrooms, bicycle log rides and
challenges, canoeing, birding, swimming beach.
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Location: 1090 Shine Road, Port Ludlow
Facility Goals
1. Easily accessible neighborhood park
2. Critical boat ramp and water access to Hood Canal and beyond
3. Crabbing, fishing and shrimping access point
4. Scenic sea kayak launch point
5. Day use park with toilet, picnic area, and fire ring
Capital Improvements
1. Clean, paint and roof the vault toilet and replace door
2. Maintain and keep the boat ramp open
3. Restore the shoreline habitat and protect the park from erosion
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Renew the existing Adopt-a-Park agreement
2. Provide limited professional maintenance support to the volunteers
3. Retain professional support to pursue the beach restoration/shoreline stabilization
4. Repair restroom door
5. Comprehensive signage program
Park Attractions and Key Information: Boat ramp on Hood Canal. Restroom, parking, picnic area,
calm water, swimming.
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Location: 9884 State Route 19, Chimacum
Buildings and Facilities
Two full size soccer fields, plus small
sided fields
Softball field
Playground
Creek access trail and shoreline area
Perimeter Path
Picnic Area
Kul Kah Han Native Plant Gardens
Wild Olympic Salmon Shelter
Rotary Pavilion
Maintenance Shed with fenced storage
and gate
Caretakers Area
Dragon Track display
Park history display
Restroom building with concession
stand and office/storage area
Labyrinth
Horseshoes
Elaborate landscaping
9 hole disc golf course
BMX Track
Unfinished ‘third field area”
Bus stop
County road
Multiple parking areas
Facility Goals
1. Our flagship park, keep as our best maintained park
2. Regionally – attractive active day use park to serve the entire county, and beyond
3. Home field for Senior Softball, Rec Soccer, Club Soccer, Rec Softball, and Chimacum HS
Boys Soccer
4. Community built – community supported park, wide variety of amenities, maintain
community support
5. Fitness trails, creek access, Rotary Pavilion, Salmon Shelter, BMX track, native plant
garden, softball/baseball field, soccer field, restroom, concession stand, caretakers site,
ample parking, maintenance shed, basketball courts, playground, picnic areas, disc golf,
and more
6. Support the addition of the Rick Tollefson Trail
Capital Improvements
1. Improve access for ADA
2. Build additional soccer and softball fields in the third field area
3. Resurface Basketball Court
4. Rebuild BMX track – work with Recyclery, other bicycle organizations
5. New Rick Tollefson Trail planned from HJ Carroll Park to Port Hadlock – by County
Roads Dept.
6. Build traffic calming system at entry road
7. Improve park signage
8. Install athletic field in third field area
9. Place additional drainage in athletic fields
10. Repair irrigation system
11.
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Most maintenance is provided by an experienced professional
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2. Back-up maintenance and supervision by caretakers and many other volunteers
3. Support partnerships with Native Plant Gardens, Rotary, Disc Golf, and Chimacum
Schools
4. Maintain highest possible maintenance standards in order to keep this as our best kept
park
5. Improve the information found on the signboards re volunteers, officials, projects, etc.
History of H.J. Carroll Park
The Carroll family have been residents of
Jefferson County for many years, involved in
various businesses as well as county
government. H.J. Carroll a real estate
magnate gave the seed money for this
wonderful facility.
According to his Oral History the idea for
the park took shape after some rather
complicated land deals. Here's how he
explained it:
"I gave land on Dabob Bay to the Boy Scouts
to be used for Scout purposes which was tax-
free. I took all the land and I talked to other
friends of mine into givin' it to the Elks and
the Scouts in trust; I used the Elks Club as a
trustee for the Boy Scouts, and I gave this
land to the Boy Scouts through this trust to
be used for park purposes. (I knew if I gave
it to the Boy Scouts directly that Seattle
[Boy Scout Council] would be over there,
grabbin' it and sellin' it like they did with
Camp Werner [Gibbs Lake] when they sold it
to Manke Lumber. Manke logged that and
then sold the land to the county for six-
hundred thousand dollars.)
Well, after about fifteen years or so I knew
that the "wetlands" [Nature Conservancy]
wanted it and I told 'em that they couldn't
have it because it was a nice piece of
property. I think it was twenty or thirty
acres or something to that extend. It had a
very nice stream runnin' through it and it had
good clear tested water on it. A couple years
later the State of Washington added the tax
back on it. When I hired an attorney to
check into it, he said, "We've got over that
now. We don't have to worry about it." Then,
a couple years later, they're [the taxes] on
again. The Boy Scouts slipped in [not saying]
two years taxes which made them owing about
thirteen thousand dollars.
I must not have been in a mood to pay it for
the Scouts. So what I did: I talked to some
friends of mine [Olive Paddock, William
White] and the Elks to take the land and deed
it to the county for park purposes.
Then what happened, they wanted to sell it to
the Washington Department of Natural
Resources and I said, "No, because I gave it
to you for park purposes,"
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[which meant that the title was clouded.]
Then the question is asked, So then you went
around the county looking for other areas
where a park could be developed and agreed
with William White and Dave Gooding that
the county's forty acres that are in Port
Hadlock (on land formerly owned by the
county for gravel) would work.
Yes, Dave Gooding had a couple of kids that
played soccer and football and he was
interested. [In the idea of building a multi-
purpose recreational facility.] So, we made a
deal [with the county] for me to remove the
"For Park Purposes" restriction on the Dabob
property [so it could be sold to DNR]. But
that money had to be used for a park
somewhere else in the county. Question: The
county already had forty acres and now they
have over three-hundred thousand dollars
(including the interest) to use for seed money
for developing this park.
They agreed to place the funds from the sale
of the Dabob property in a separate fund
designated for the development of a single
multi-purpose recreational facility?
Yes, that was "seed money," and I asked Dave
to protect the money. I said, "Well now,
here-you have three hundred thousand that
you can't touch for planning. That can be
used for the development of a football field
and a couple of soccer fields." That's the
three-hundred thousand dollars that they're
working' on now [1996]. They planned for a
couple of toilets and they hired some planner
in Seattle and give him twenty-four thousand
dollars to draw the plans."
Over the years other improvements have
been made to the facility. The East
Jefferson Rotary Club members built a 1,720
square-foot pavilion at the park using all
volunteer labor. It is used for Weddings,
parties, family reunions and class reunions.
Those involved in the project included many
local businesses, Hadlock Building Supply,
Boise Cascade, Frederickson Electric,
equipment provided by Ryan Tillman and
Shannon Kane, Carl's building Supply, and
Glenn Davis who built the picnic tables. A
barbecue grill was built and landscaping done.
The park had a county budget for 2011 of a
little over $50,000.
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Park Attractions and Key Information:
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Location: 3456 Fort Flagler Road, Port Hadlock
Facility Goals
1. Critical, regional water access with beaches, uplands, tidelands, forests, lagoons in
stunning shoreline environment for day use
2. One overnight campsite for non-motorized boat in only camping
3. An economic driver for the community
4. A regional attraction for beach goers, shell fishing, sight-seeing, birding, walking on
trails with views, and kayaking
5. Protect the natural values of the site
6. Renew lease, or seek ownership from DNR when necessary
Capital Improvements
1. Lagoon Beach: either relocate the facilities in a higher area or restore the parking lot and
restroom area
2. Restore or replace picnic shelter at Portage Beach
3. Install a new BBQ at Portage Beach
4. Plant new trees or prune old trees at Portage Beach
5. Control invasive plants at all locations
6. Put new parking lot boundary logs at Portage Beach
7. Build a toilet at Portage Beach
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Support existing Adopt-a-Park agreements (2)
2. Provide limited professional maintenance to support volunteers
3. Support partnerships with DNR and WDFW
4. Comprehensive signage program
5. Prune trees
6. Get ‘toilet team’ to care for restroom at Lagoon Beach
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Park Attractions and Key Information: Two
miles of beach walking, smooth, wide multi-
purpose trails with views of bay, picnic shelter,
restrooms, birding, swimming, exploration,
fishing, clamming at the head of beautiful Oak
Bay.
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Location: 61 Alma Street, Port Hadlock
Facility Goals
1. A large day use park with athletic fields, playground, parking basketball courts, picnic
areas, toilet and kiosk
2. An important ‘anchor’ for the community
3. An important athletic facility used by Chimacum Youth Football, Rec Soccer, Club
Soccer, Coed Rec Softball
4. A community safety net
Capital Improvements
1. Improve signage
2. Resurface basketball court – priority – look into comprehensive bid to resurface all
courts in our system
3. Vacate right of way to the North where neighbors have encroached on the park –
priority, manage carefully to preserve relationships
4. Build a taller backstop and larger fence to prevent so many lost balls – priority, taller
backstop and improve infield
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Continue professional maintenance
2. Seek adopt-a-park group to provide volunteer maintenance
3. Continue to hold as many games and
other events as possible at this park
4. Repair door on irrigation shed.
5. ADA Access to play area,
6. Open buffers for better visibility and
supervision
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Park Attractions and Key Information: Soccer, football, baseball, playground, basketball
courts, restrooms, water, picnic areas. A family place.
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Location: 562 Moore Street, Port Hadlock
Facility Goals
1. Understand and follow the existing master plan for this park
2. A National Historic site, with national, state, and regional significance.
3. Awe inspiring beaches, uplands and access to Chimacum Creek
4. Access for hand boat launching
5. A regionally attractive historic beach park and economic driver
6. Partnership with WDFW
Capital Improvements
1. Build vault toilet or restroom
2. Install in-depth historical interpretive signage and trails
3. Install historical kiosk and entry area
4. Restore native vegetation to park setting
5. Build picnic facilities
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Support existing Adopt-a-Park agreement
2. Work with DNR on Urban Forestry Restoration Program to restore forest
3. Well established and very functional volunteer group – expand capabilities
4. Provide limited professional maintenance as needed
5. Increase park supervision at South end of the park to discourage overnight use,
unsanitary conditions, garbage, dumping and so forth from people mooring boats in the
bay and using the park as a logistics area
6. Eliminate blackberries and other invasive species – especially those blocking the view of
the park
Park Attractions and Key Information: Historic
site of Irondale Mill, beautiful sandy beach,
mouth of Chimacum Creek, views of Port
Townsend Bay.
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Location: 165 Leland Valley Road W., Quilcene
Facility Goals
1. Day use park with boat ramp, parking, toilets,
dock, and picnic area
2. Regional destination site for fishing, swimming
and lake boating
3. Economic driver for Quilcene community
4. Campground for visitors to stay and access the
lake and other local resources such as the
Quilcene area – Currently closed
5. Continue partnership with WDFW (lease)
6. Encourage fish stocking in the lake by WDFW
7. Encourage better coordination between all
County/State Departments to coordinate trips.
Example: wood chips, parking lot work, by road department
8. Re-purpose or re-open the campground area
Capital Improvements
1. Clean, paint, and improve the day use vault toilets
2. Develop the campground with utilities and ammenities
3. Create a camp-host site
4. Install a septic system, electrical system and water system for RV hook ups
5. Replace the signs at campground and day use park
6. Make a place for and install a picnic table and grill at the day-use park area
7. Move concrete blocks, add picnic tables,
create a swimming hole
8. Get equipment shed
9. Grade parking lot
10. Prune Trees
11. Establish campsite parking area
12. Install water system,
13. Improve drainage of the parking lot
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Limited professional maintenance for day
use only
2. Support from volunteers when possible
Park Attractions and Key Information: Boat ramp, fishing, dock, restrooms, kayaking, picnic
areas and beauty of Lake Leland. No camping at this time.
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Location: From Discovery Road, take Cape George Road to the west 1-mile. Look for signs.
Facility Goals
1. A large 40 acre primitive space with trails for bikes, horses, and walking.
2. Parking lot, water, restroom, and portable toilet for Larry Scott Trail, maintained by
Roads Department.
3. An exciting active use destination for local bicyclists and horse riders to test their skills
4. A partnership with the Roads Department of the County.
5. All of this accessible by the Larry Scott Trail with infrastructure built and maintained by
the Roads Department.
Capital Improvements
1. Work with the Quimper Trails Association to build the bicycle skills park.
2. Work with the Backcountry Horsemen Club to develop skill building horse trails for
local riders.
3. Conduct major forestry project to reduce fire risk and improve forest.
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Maintenance and operations of the infrastructure is Roads Dept. responsibility
2. Contact Quimper Trails Association, JEA (Jefferson Equestrian Association) and
Backcountry Horsemen to check in on their plans
3. Restore the parks improvement grant program to support their projects
4. Publicize and sign the single track trails so people know they are open and multi-
purpose, not just horses
5. Market as a destination to bike to and from, and as a rest stop along the way
Deed Restrictions:
The Larry Scott
Trail was acquired
and developed
with matching
grant funds from
the Recreation and
Conservation
Office under the
Washington
Wildlife and
Recreation Program in the trails category. Jefferson County is
under contract agreement with the State of Washington to
protect and retain the trails for public access and recreational use in perpetuity. (RCO # 08-1773)
Park Attractions and Key Information: The trail starts in Port Townsend and travels
approximately 6miles south and west towards Four Corners. It is a part of the Olympic
Discovery Trail and the Pacific Northwest Trail. Trailhead access also at Boat Haven. Visit
Trailhead Park for Bicycle Single Track. The Trail was beautifully built and is available for non-
motorized transportation and recreational purposes including walking, bicycling, wheeling and
horseback riding.
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Location: 301 Portage Way, Port Ludlow
Facility Goals
1. A world class regional shoreline day use destination site
2. Nature that is highly accessible by people
3. Quiet, safe and scenic family camping with lots of nearby activities
4. Respect natural and cultural values of the site
5. Combined with Indian Island Park, a State Wide Shoreline Destination Site
6. Provide high value family camping destination
Capital Improvements
1. Improve signage at both parks
2. Paint and reroof vault toilets
3. Install septic system at Upper Campground
4. Upgrade electric and water hook ups in Upper Campground by extending water to each
site and increasing power supply
5. Improve campsite surfaces – priority
6. Clean and repair the picnic tables
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Primarily professional maintenance with support from camp host and others
2. Winter closure of the Lower Oak Bay Spit to traffic – continue to close and reopen as
long as feasible
3. Phased removal of campsites from spit as necessitated by erosion, rising sea level, and
safety
4. Programmatic ties to Indian Island Park to provide a larger recreation area and attract
more people
5. ADA Access to play area
6. Prune trees
7. Remove brush in certain places
8. Comprehensive signage program
History of Oak Bay Park
Another WPA project, the Oak Bay Park
was started in 1939.
Oak Bay Park is located east of Port
Hadlock on Portage Way rd. There is an
upper and lower campground. The park
was built on county land on or near Joe Wah's
place at Oak Bay. Joe Wah was an early
Chinese immigrant who came to this country
to built a new life for himself and his family.
At first he worked at the Washington Mill
Company and later ran the Merchant's Cafe in
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Port Townsend. He also had a farm at Oak
Bay which had a picnic area and a beer hall.
Families would come out and picnic and drink
beer, dig clams, fish etc.
In March of 1939 construction of a
community picnic ground was started. A Port
Townsend Leader article from the period
stated "...started this week under the
direction of Elmer Hughes, foreman, who had
a crew of about 12 WPA workmen on the job.
The project calls for a total expenditure of
about $5,000 in federal funds and sponsors
contributions..." The project was part of a
county wide park program started in 1938 by
the county commissioners. The beach and
grounds were cleared, but local plants
remained. A well was dug, gravel walks,
bathrooms, a community kitchen and picnic
tables were built. A pontoon bridge was built
from the mainland to the spit.
This too was a favorite place to go when I was
a child. As an adult I remember
fishing with my father from a small
boat. When something started
pulling my pole over I became very
excited and thought I must have
the biggest Salmon ever but alas it
was a six foot dog fish that scared
me so badly I threw the pole in the
water to get rid of it. My father
was not happy about that. My own
children and grandchildren enjoy
this park for picnics, walking dogs,
and throwing rocks [there are
plenty of them], and bird watching.
I noticed when I was there with my
granddaughter the other day there
is a boat launch, but the cement slab was
broken so it is probably not used anymore, we
were amazed at the number of seagulls in the
pools behind the spit.
Today there is camping on a first come, first
serve basis. Camping is limited on the lower
Oak Bay park. It costs $18 for a site without
electricity and $20 with. There is a
campground host that lives at the park. The
park is closed from November 31st to March
31st. The lower park contains an estuary with
amazing bird watching from all areas. There
is also the view of Oak Bay and Mount Rainier.
There are lots of homes along this stretch of
beach so it is not very isolated, but is a
beautiful spot for a family picnic and lazy
days in the sun.
Park Attractions and Key Information: Sand spit with lagoon, bird watching, fishing,
restrooms, kayaking, picnic areas, and views of Oak Bay. Campground Apen April 1-October
31, 2014. 6 campsites. $20 per night Maximum vehicle length: 30 ft. No alcohol.
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Location: 5880 Kuhn Street, Port Townsend
Facility Goals
1. One of the busiest and most important parks in Port
Townsend, used by the entire County
2. Critical salt-water access park, and community
gathering spot
3. Access to Fort Worden State Park
4. Picnic shelter, garbage service, hand boat launch,
toilet, parking, kiosk
Capital Improvements
1. Repair and restore the restrooms to service during
the non-freezing months
2. Restore the water service
3. Fix the parking lot and the bollards
4. Place dog waste bags dispenser
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Provide professional maintenance of the
restroom and re-open it
2. Improve dog enforcement and control
3. Cut back brush
4. Prune all trees
5. Keep existing volunteer adopt-a-park team in
place for mowing
6. Maintain partnership with Fort Worden State
Park for garbage service and supervision
7. Provide limited professional maintenance
services
Park Attractions and Key Information: Best local beach park in Port Townsend, access sandy
beach, For Worden, views of San Juan Islands, picnic shelter, restroom.
History North Beach County Park
Once the site of the Port Townsend City
Garbage dump, North Beach Park is one of
the county's most popular destinations for
picnics, beach walking and bird watching.
A residential area that faces on the Straits
west of Fort Worden, the name North Beach
refers to the northern shore of Kah Tai
Valley across which coastal Indians used to
portage their canoes to Port Townsend Bay.
The early settlers referred to it as West
Beach, perhaps because it was west as well as
north of the early town. [City of Dreams]
In the 1880s Lawrence Smith purchased 100
acres at North Beach, improved the drainage
system, and added a cistern and clay pipes.
Smith was a butcher not a farmer and leased
the swampy area east of the park to a group
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of Chinese. The area became known as the
Chinese Gardens. The Chinese built a tide
gate that allowed water from underground
sources to run off at low tide, shutting out
the saltwater thus draining the area and
making it useful for agriculture. During the
late 1890s it was rumored it was a place for
illegal Chinese to stay when they came from
Canada. They would work there for a short
time and would eventually become part of the
Chinese community, working mostly as
laborers.
In 1904 Smith built a house across the street
from what is now the park. The Chinese
continued to run the farm, selling their
produce to local people. According to James
McCurdy in his book "By Juan de Fuca's
Strait" in 1925 Lawrence Smith fell into a
cistern, caught cold and barricaded himself
inside his house, McCurdy and a neighbor
found him and broke in to take him to the
hospital. Smith had never married and lived a
hermit’s life, but McCurdy, a banker, had
transacted business for him and knew he had
bonds hidden in the house. He found them
plus some cash and notes, and turned them
over to the bank. Smith died the next
morning and his estate in the sum of
$106,500 went to his heirs in Kentucky, not
an insignificant sum for a man who was so
uneducated he could not read and could barely
write his own name.
In 1938 there was money allotted to build
new parks in Jefferson County and North
Beach was eligible through the WPA, but the
park was never built. The city garbage dump
which had been there for many years had
been moved to Middle Point [McCurdy Point]
shortly before this. The land was originally
owned by the city but by 1955 when Glen
Lopeman and Byron Ruby helped to start the
North Beach Community Club, the land was
owned by the County. This group cleared the
land, built restrooms and made the park so it
was usable by the public. A surplus building
from Fort Worden was obtained and used for
a clubhouse. As a kid I spent many hours at
North Beach walking the beach, swimming
[brr!] and picnicking with my family and with
my own children and grandchildren.
The park is currently part of the Adopt-a-
park program and has been adopted by the
North Beach community and Fort Worden
State Park. The community mows the park,
cleans the garbage and makes repairs, and
Fort Worden State Park monitors usage and
removes the garbage.
There is a picnic shelter with two picnic
tables, two barbecue grills, three benches,
toilet and water. There is also access to the
beach for Kayakers.
This is a popular place for beach combers to
walk along the beach to Middle Point where
the garbage dump was moved and search for
treasure at what is now known as "Glass
Beach."
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Location: 41 Muncie Avenue, Quilcene
Facility Goals
1. A day use park for locals, visitors and especially fisherman visiting the Big Quilcene
River
2. A picnic spot for those traveling to and from the Marina
3. Provide safe and sanitary access to the Big Quilcene River, especially for fishermen
4. Help support the neighborhood by providing a clean, well-kept day use area for locals
5. An economic driver for Quilcene
6. A partnership with fish and wildlife and the local tribes for fishing access
Capital Improvements
1. Remove brush and danger trees as needed
2. Smooth park area surface as possible
3. Improve parking`
4. Create a place for a portable toilet and dumpster
5. Place welcome and logo sign
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Keep and support our current volunteer – build ties to Adopt a Park Program
2. Provide limited professional maintenance support for volunteers as needed, especially
during the fishing season
3. Place a dumpster during the fishing season
4. Place portable toilets during the fishing season
Park Attractions and Key Information: Neighborhood Park on the Big Quilcene River, Check
out the river, have a picnic and do some fishing.
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Location: 294964 Hwy 101, Quilcene
Facility Goals
1. An attractive, viable and functional campground to attract and serve visitors to Quilcene
2. A campground that serves as a ‘base camp’ for the many exciting attractions in Quilcene
3. A campground that is a ‘jumping off point’ for backpacking, boating, and other trips
4. A campground especially friendly to bicyclists traveling 101
5. A safe and attractive day use park for children families, and the whole community, both
visitors and locals
6. Work with the community to establish another water tap
7. Work to re-direct community center parking away from the park
Capital Improvements
1. Revise signage - priority
2. Repair the picnic shelter – Jim Munn may help
3. Repair the fence around the courts
4. Resurface the courts
5. Replace skate board equipment
6. Replace tennis net
7. Install septic system for camp host and install utilities in the campground – get an
estimate to start
8. Selectively remove and prune trees to improve light and safety
9. Tree work
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Maintain existing Adopt-a-Park agreement with Clayton White
2. Provide some professional park maintenance to support the volunteers
3. Mitigate parking impacts from community center, use signage and access restrictions at
entry
4. Install new ‘iron ranger’ camp fee receptacle to reduce need for money pick up
5. Continue strict enforcement of no alcohol, no loitering and no drugging
6. Hold a meeting about camp host idea with the park stakeholders
7. Attempt to recruit and place new camp host and create new camp host site
8. Work with community to develop another free water source somewhere else if possible
9. Signage – new comprehensive signage program
10. Note – thousands of cars travel 101 every day – a huge signage opportunity
11. Replace number of posts at campsites where rotted or broken
12. Use front end loader to level piles of gravel and dirt behind auxiliary building
13. Close off park where cars are driving through at community center loading dock by
using donated boulders from Penny Creek
14. Remove moss from picnic building roof
15. Finish painting exterior of vault toilet when weather gets better
16. Build picnic table for a picnic spot near the community center that will allow people to
sit close to Wi-Fi on weekends. Install a BBQ pit there?
17. Paint remaining corner post around picnic building and bollards around park. Paint
well house?
Park Attractions and Key Information: Nice playground, basketball and tennis courts, picnic
shelter, Skate Park, restrooms. Campground open January 1 to December 31, 2014. 12
campsites. $12 per night. Maximum vehicle length 30 feet. No alcohol.
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Location: Deema Smakman Road, Quilcene
Facility Goals Deeman Smackman Field
1. Provide athletic fields for Little League Baseball
2. When possible, allow casual day use of the park
3. Support existing partnership with South Jefferson Little League (lease agreement)
4. Capital Improvements
5. Setting the capital plan is deferred to the South Jefferson Little League
6. Restore the Parks Improvement Grant Program to help SJLL with their projects
7. Signage should indicate the roll the JCPR plays in this facility
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. M & O is primarily the responsibility of SJLL
Park Attractions and Key Information: Owned by Jefferson County. Used exclusively by South
Jefferson Little League
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Recreation Facilities:
Location: 4907 Landes Street, Port Townsend
The Jefferson County Fairgrounds are owned by the County and operated by the Jefferson County
Fairgrounds Association
Facilities:
Annual Events: Throughout the year the Fair Board rents a number of Annually the Fair Board holds
a number of events and
The Jefferson County Fairgrounds is the perfect place to hold your next party, reunion or
celebration. Many of our buildings are available for reasonable rents.
Park Attractions and Key Information: The Jefferson County Fair Association provides
wholesome entertainment and competition for those who live in, and around, Port Townsend,
Washington — a quaint Victorian seaport located on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula.
The Jefferson County Fair is held annually, during the second week of August. Throughout the
year, we offer our facilities to a wide variety of organizations seeking to enrich the lives of local
residents and guests.
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Location: 550 Washington Street, Port Townsend
Buildings and Facilities
700 person grandstand with steel roof, locker rooms, showers, public restrooms, 2
smaller restrooms, storage, ticket booths, electrical room, and announcers booth.
Maintenance shed
Concessions stand
Full size baseball backstop with dugouts and three 10 row bleachers
Softball field, full size soccer and football field with goals
Perimeter fence – 7.5 feet tall
Facility Goals
1. Respect the important Memorial for Veterans of WWII and Vietnam Wars
2. Promote and further the historic nature of the site through preservation, programming
and increased access by the general public
3. A flexible multiple purpose facility that can be adapted for community events as needed
4. Occasional parking for very large events such as the Wooden Boat Festival
5. Home field for PT boys and girls soccer and football and Home field for Chimacum
football
6. Host Quilcene football whenever possible
7. Key resource for Adult recreational sports such as softball and ultimate Frisbee
8. Serve as home field for Port Townsend Braves youth football
9. Serve as the only non – school athletic field facility in Port Townsend, and the only
lighted one in the County
10. Rented by the Jefferson Community School for P.E. Activities
11. Function as critical recreational youth sports facility for youth soccer
Capital Improvements
1. Replace field lights
2. Replace stadium roof and repair steel frame and concrete structure
3. Stabilize embankment on Quincy Street and rebuild fence
4. Rebuild other fence sections, replace back fence with a vegetation fence
5. New scoreboard
6. Rebuild the athletic field for flat grade and better drainage
7. Fix ADA Access
8. Install a sign near the entrance and inside that tells about the history, ownership and use
of the park
9. Paint, insulate and heat the maintenance shed
10. Repair siding and paint the concession stand
11. Repair roofs of the dugouts
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Safety must be addressed first
2. Professionally maintenance
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3. Provide high level of customer service, maintenance and promote maximum use of the
facility
4. Partner closely with users for maintenance and operations
History of Jefferson County Parks: Memorial Athletic Field:
A Jefferson County property inside the Port
Townsend City limits, Memorial Field at one
time was a lagoon.
When the first white settlers arrived in Port
Townsend and staked their claims, the area
they platted for a city had two portions, a
flat, composed of beach and rather marshy
ground, backed by a plateau that could be
reached by scaling a bluff. The flat area
where the present Memorial Field is was at
that time cut in two by a lagoon. S'Klallam &
Chimakum Indians numbering about five
hundred were living on the beach above high
tide. Their homes were built of cedar planks
fastened to uprights, with native rope made
from sapling roots. Woven mats were used
for doors. As they moved along the Straits
following the fish, this was a temporary
village, traditional used each year as the
Salmon returned to the streams.
The city grew and its need for more
downtown land just before the "boom days"
became important for the development. At
some point between 1880 and 1890 the bluff
was removed and added as fill in the lagoon
area. St. John's Episcopal Church, which had
been on the bank for many years was removed
to its present location on Jefferson & Tyler
in 1885. By 1890 the Chinese Community,
various saloons and a house of ill repute
occupied the property, but in 1900 the
buildings were destroyed in a serious fire. In
later years a small area was used for baseball
games, and was called Norby Field.
In 1935 a Port Townsend Leader editorial
appeared, "Natural Athletic Area Proposed";
Coincident with the development of the block
north of the Eagles' Hall [Now Jefferson
School] on Washington Street comes a new
proposal that merits more investigation. This
is the cutting away of Quincy Street grade
between Washington & Jefferson streets so
the present field can be extended through
two blocks. It is believed by the conceivers
of the idea that sufficient room can be
obtained to allow any kind of sport to be
played on this enlarged area and that the
entire boundaries may be made into whatever
bleachers, grandstand, or parking space is
needed to make of the tract a natural
amphitheater.
Such dirt as is in the Quincy Street fill could
be put over the floor of the area to raise it
above the point where seepage water would
interfere. Adequate drainage can easily be
provided. “It is said that owners of lots in
the area, including the county owned portions,
would listen favorable to such a program of
civic improvement. The popularity of such a
place is foreordained. One has but to visit
the lot the nights of softball games to see
what possibilities exist for this improvement."
The city planning commission considered the
project in November of 1935 with the idea
that it could be a WPA [Works Progress
Administration] project which would be a dual
purpose development, one to beautify that
portion of the downtown district and the
other for public entertainment such as
athletic events of all kinds. The land included
three blocks, Nos. 53, 54 and 92, Original
Townsite, lying between Washington Street
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and the bluff between Quincy and Monroe
Streets. The deal involved vacation of some
and regarding of other parts of the streets in
the area, the grade of the field was raised
two feet by the regrading work, without
involving serious curtailment of street
service. Madison Street was vacated under
the preliminary plan between Jefferson and
Washington Streets.
The majority of the lots in the block were
held
by
Jefferson County on tax foreclosures. It was
hoped that lots owned by private interest
could be purchased for a nominal sum. In May
of 1936 the Leader ran an article, "Players
Urged to Help Clear Softball Field" The
request was for softball players to put the
field in condition for the coming season. In
1940 a request for the creation of a civic
field was asked, and in 1946 the Junior
Chamber of Commerce met with city council
and Jefferson County Board of
Commissioners to discuss plans for the new
ballpark and events field. It was proposed
that the field be in honor to the men and
women of Jefferson County who had served in
the military, the county tagged $4,750 for
the project. By this time WPA funds were no
longer available.
In 1946 Construction of Memorial Field was
started. Port Townsend Leader September
12, 1946 “Under direction of County Engineer
Jack Lay, a crew was on the site Monday
cleaning out old bulk heading located at
various places around edges of the two block
area. A county bulldozer was on the job this
week removing the Madison Street fill. Earth
removed from the fill is being spread over the
area and will raise the floor of the field an
average of about 18 inches. The fill contains
about 5,000 yards of earth and Lay expected
the earth moving project and bringing the
area to grade level will involve about three
weeks work. A crew of about seven men was
on the job. While the work is going on no part
of the field will be usable, the engineer said.
During the past few months one block was
used as the city softball field. Immediate
plans for the park's development call for
removing the Madison Street fill between
Washington and Jefferson and bringing to
grade the two-block continuous area thus
created. The floor of the field will be 500
feet in length and 200 feet in width. The
field will have a 12-inch crown. Installation of
drains is expected to get under way after
grading is completed. Storm sewers will be
located along both Jefferson and Monroe
streets to tidewater to carry off drainage
that now flows into the field area from higher
adjacent ground. The city council approved a
$1,600 emergency appropriation to cover
expenses of installing the drains. The actual
appropriation is subject to an emergency
resolution."
By March of 1947 a grant was approved for
the Memorial Field project. In September of
1947 Cotton corporation won the bid for
bleachers at a cost of $25,443, lights were
added and the first game under the lights was
the Port Townsend High School vs Port
Angeles, which Townsend won 7-0. There
were 1500 fans who paid $865.36. The use
of the field was $70, Federal and city
admission tax was $172.85. Admission paid
for lighting and the high school collected
more than $600. Another source of income
was advertisement on the fence, $50 for a
portion of the fence. It must have been an
exciting time for Jefferson County residents.
There is a plaque at Memorial Field giving the
names of World War I & II veterans that the
field was meant to honor, sons, brother,
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uncles, cousins, friends lost in the wars. Two
cannons stand at the entrance of Memorial
Field the names listed alphabetically, names
of men gone to war for their country, never
expecting that their home town would one day
honor them.
A state of the art in ground automatic
irrigation system, was donated and installed in
2010 by a group led by Rich Stapf
Construction, and Roger Hall of Discovery Bay
Landscaping. The labor for the work was
donated by the firefighters of East
Jefferson County Fire and Rescue. Rich Stapf
Jr., Roger Hall and the
Roger Hall with help from the Port Townsend
School District, along with a group of
volunteers maintained the field for 18 months
when there was no funding for it, from
January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.
Today, field maintenance is paid for by funds
from Jefferson County, from fees for field
use, and by the City of Port Townsend, using
revenue from the new .3 of one percent sales
tax that past as Proposition One in November
of 2010, funding began in June of 2011 and is
scheduled to last as long as May of 2015.
The field is used for many events besides
Jefferson County sports, the Rhododendron
Carnival, Kiwanis Car Show, Rakers Car Show,
and other events make use of the facility.
Park Attractions and Key Information: Stadium, sports events including football and soccer,
community events. This historic site in downtown Port Townsend is a piece of living history.
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Location: 1172 Cape George Road, Port Townsend
Facility Goals
1. Licensed to the JEA (Jefferson Equestrian Association) to develop a county horse park
2. A regionally attractive active use facility for horse events
3. A public County park that is accessible to all when not in use for events
4. A multiple purpose park for passive use, bicycles, and other types of non-motorized
events
Capital Improvements
1. Provide administrative support to the JEA as they build the park
2. Capital improvements are the responsibility of the JEA
3. Provide an update on progress
Maintenance and Operations Plan
1. Understand and actively work with the existing license with the JEA
2. Invite the JEA to present to the JCPRAB – schedule a meeting, but wait until winter of
2012/2013
3. Attend JEA events
4. Support JEA events by helping with special event permits
5. Insure the terms of the license are met by using a checklist
Park Attractions and Key Information:
The Jefferson County Equestrian Association Vision: The long-term vision of JEA and the Horse Park
involves balancing the needs of the community and Horse Park users while addressing environmental
issues and developing the local economy. It will be a local recreational destination as a public park with a
regional component with equestrian facilities for education, training, competition and events. A key part
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of our vision entails becoming thoughtful stewards of this valuable land. Only by laying this solid
foundation first can we then realize our vision for a top-quality facility with:
• Top quality cross country course
• Covered arena with exceptional footing
• Two outdoor arenas with all-weather footing and fencing
• Trails for horses, pedestrians, bicyclists
• Round pen
• Public parking
• Perimeter fencing
The Focus
The Jefferson Horse Park will encompass three core aspects:
• Building community
• Stewardship of the land
• Economic development
The Community Partnership Program
The Community Partnership Program is designed to be just that—a partnership between JEA
and various organizations within the local community, with a special focus on youth. It’s
envisioned to be a great melting pot of resources, ideas and educational opportunities for a
variety of ages with adults helping kids at every turn. And of course horses are at the center of
it all.
The program will work with community youth groups to develop curriculum which can bring
youth and qualified JEA members together to allow more of the community to experience our
amazing equine friends. The foundation for the Community Partnership Program is its
Educational Center. Professionals from various equine disciplines will work to establish courses
to qualify volunteers to insure safety standards for any and all activities within the program.
The goal is for our youth to have the experience of having fun outdoors, whether it is with a
horse or another animal, a friend, a teacher, a parent, or a trained JEA volunteer. It is our
opportunity to bring our community outside on a large expanse of land and together, to share
our resources, for the fortunate to give back, for the distressed to find opportunity, and for a
child to find a smile.
Youth Groups
• Pony Clubs
• 4-H
• After School Programs and High
School Equestrian Teams
• Youth at Risk (could be called Horses
and Youth at risk—HAY!)
• Handicapped and Disabled
Partnerships and Affiliates
• Jefferson County 4-H
• Pony Clubs on the Olympic
Peninsula: Equitese, Discovery Bay,
Equimasters and?
• Jumping Mouse
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Skookum
• The Gathering Place.
• Camp Beausite NW (Kiwanis)
• Jefferson Teen Center.
• Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault
(DVSA)
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Location: 620 Tyler Street, Port Townsend
Buildings and Facilities
Gymnasium with stage and small climbing wall
Rec Center with restrooms, games room, kitchen, pre-school, offices, storage and
workout area
Upstairs Seniors Center with kitchen, dining hall, meeting rooms, offices, restrooms
Facility Goals
A multiple purpose gym for the entire County to enjoy for a variety of programs and to
rent for events
A free drop in supervised games room, gym, and activity area for families, children,
teens, youth, with programs
A child care center operated by public/private partnership
A center for structured fee based recreation programs like Day Camp, Kid Fit and
Basketball
The offices of the Recreation Program
Staff Team
The logistics center for the Recreation
Program Team
A low cost workout area for the rowing
club and drop-in patrons
Restrooms and other support for the
P.T. Farmers Market
Capital Improvements
1. Renovate or replace the gym including
roof, flooring, equipment and so forth
2. Restore the games room with new paint, floors, kitchen, and equipment
3. Maintenance and Operations Plan
4. Continue the free open drop-in recreation program on a more focused basis
5. Find ways to connect the kids more formally with the center such as membership cards,
service projects, more events, text messages, posters, social media, special hours etcetera
6. Continue and increase programming related to the free drop in rec program such as
table tennis tourneys and dances
7. Install video security system to monitor the ‘blind’ areas
8. Provide restrooms and passive family activities for PT Farmers Market
9. Support and maintain the pre-school partnership
10. Enhance and expand facility rentals for specialized programs such as Zumba
Port Townsend Recreation Center – Exterior Spaces
Buildings and Facilities
1. Playground with surfacing, curbs, grass areas, picnic tables and perimeter fence
2. Recycling and garbage areas used by Seniors Center, Rec Center, and Farmers Market
3. Sidewalks, parking lots, elaborate landscaping
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4. Grassy areas with picnic tables
5. Streetscapes with parking
Facility Goals
1. One of the most heavily used neighborhood parks in the City of Port Townsend
2. An economic driver supporting major business enterprises such as the Farmers Market
and Uptown Shops and businesses
3. A bus stop and transportation center for young and old alike
4. Home to the Port Townsend Farmers Market – supporting farmers throughout the
County
5. Playground area, picnic tables, grass areas, bus stop, extra parking, and entrances/exits
6. A place for families and children to play, socialize, and exercise outdoors
7. Developed and maintained parking and landscaping for buildings
8. Parking, garbage service, and transportation hub for the Port Townsend Farmers Market
Capital Improvements
1. Replace the fence around the playground
2. Review and improve signage
3. Monitor the playground surfacing, curbs, and equipment, replace as needed
4. Maintenance and Operations Plan
5. Continue professional maintenance of these high maintenance grounds
6. Playground inspected and repaired by Molly Hilt –high level of service
7. Prune all trees
8. Increase partnership with Farmers Market
History of Jefferson County Port Townsend Recreation Center
The property where the Port Townsend Recreation Center is located was first owned by Captain
Enoch S. Fowler who in 1867, donated lots six and eight of block one hundred thirty-six of the
original town site, a central location, where a suitable school building could be erected. The land
was donated to School District number one, of Jefferson County. In 1884 the remainder of the
block was bought from various individuals, $1,950 was the cost for the remaining six lots. The old
building was sold and removed, and an eight -room, two-story frame structure replaced it. George E.
Starrett, local builder, did the work. The building was provided with a lofty bell tower and four
spiral stairways. It was called Central School. The school was used as a High School until Lincoln
School was built in the early 1890s. In the 1930s the Central school building was used temporarily
during repairs at Lincoln.
In the early 1940s it was used by the Office of Price Administration a program started during
World War II and was called the War Agencies Building and housed practically all of Jefferson
County’s war time activities. The building burned in September of 1943, all that was saved was the
gymnasium. The old building had been remodeled several years earlier by the National Youth
Administration and was valued at $7,150. The insurance settlement was $7,983 after deducting
the value of the gymnasium which was $2,470.
In January of 1944 it was announced that pending approval, work would begin within 60 days on a
one-story structure to be used as a community recreation center. Funding for the project included
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$5,000 of local money, $3400 from School District #43 and $16,000 from the city of Port
Townsend. The Federal Works Agency was asked to contribute $25,000.
Plans called for the utilization of the main floor of the fire-swept old high school building,
inspectors had determined that damage to the floor was not severe and the boiler was unharmed.
The Gymnasium was miraculously saved and plans called to re-floor and re-roof the building and
install showers and dressing rooms for athletic purposes.
The plans called for a single large community room with several smaller rooms around two sides of
it, a kitchen was included. The smaller rooms were to be used for care of children and other
activities.
The tentative plans called for the construction of tennis courts and a wading pool for youngsters on
the grounds adjacent to the building.
In November of 1944 a contract was let for the New Care Center, and William Gorsegner, a Port
Angeles contractor was awarded the contract with a low bid of $31,600. Construction had to be
started by November 27 in order to get the $20,000 in government funds which covered about two
thirds of the cost.
The facility was to provide day care for eighty children. Slightl y more than $10,000 was received
from the federal government for operation of the center and to provide instructors.
In March of 1945 the building was dedicated as a living memorial to the veterans of World War II.
Through the years changes have been made, the child care center was discontinued after World
War II ended and women left the work force to become stay at home moms again.
The Community Center is housed in the upper part of the building and is used for many activities
including parties, dances, sports events, meetings, classes and more. The Recreation Center is the
bottom floor and the Gymnasium. It is home to the offices of the Jefferson County Recreation
programs, gymnastic area and outdoor playground. The center was closed due to budget constraints
for a short time and reopened July 5, 2011, check their website for open/closed times. It is located
at 620 Tyler Street in Port Townsend.
The youth of Port Townsend have used this facility for dances, sports, and a friendly place to get
together for many years. I remember in the late 1950s attending a dance there with my first
boyfriend. My children played recreation sports there and took advantage of the foosball table
along with their friends. Now it is my grandchildren's turn, I am glad it is still there for today's
youth.
Park Attractions and Key Information: Birthday rentals, summer camps afterschool programs,
and the offices of the Parks and Recreation program staff. Senior Center is upstairs, Lids
recreation center is downstairs. The facility also provides the opportunity to book a party. There
are three picnic areas around the Recreation Center.
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Location: 306144 Hwy 101, Brinnon
Attractions & Key Information:
Senior Nutrition program, kitchen &
room rentals. Meeting room space for
programs and activities of
informational, cultural and civic nature
primarily. The Center is a hub of
meaningful programs and interesting
activities. Services provided by
“OlyCAP who are partners that lead and
engage the community to promote self-reliance
on behalf of those they serve while embracing
innovation and collaboration with the
determination and commitment to build a
healthier community”
Location: 923 Hazel Point Road, Coyle
Attractions & Key Information:
Community Meals, Music Concerts,
Coyle Women’s’ Club Pea-Patch
Community Garden, free internet,
Festive meals and Holiday events and
Rental venue. It is a certified emergency
site. Funded through Parks & Recreation
District #1. Located on the Toardos
Peninsula or “Coyle Peninsula” or
occasionally referred to as the “Dabob
Peninsula” as it separates Dabob Bay
from the Hood Canal.
Location: 980 Old Gardiner Road,
Sequim
Attractions & Key Information:
Multiuse center with kitchen and
meeting rooms and facility rentals.
Beautiful view of the San Juan’s, Beckett
Point, Diamond Point and Discovery
Bay.
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Location: 10 West Valley Road,
Chimacum
Attractions & Key Information:
Computer lab & classes, Senior
Nutrition, kitchen and meeting room
rentals, community meetings.
Community services provided by Oly
CAP with employment opportunities,
thrift store benefits, Retired Senior
Volunteer Program (RSVP) and
volunteer opportunities.
Location: 294952 Hwy 101. Quilcene
Attractions & Key Information:
Managed through OlyCAP. Site has
computer lab with internet classes, room
rental space and food bank available.
Meeting room space. County Park
amenities with tennis courts and sport
court and adjacent Quilcene Community
Park with overnight camping and
children’s playground. Within close
proximity is the Quilcene River and Bay
Parks providing boater access and the
Deema Smackman sports field at the
Quilcene Sports Park. Extensive
renovation and beautification of the
Center with hours and funds provided
by lead volunteer Bob Rosen, Home
Depot, and OlyCAP. Also find two
“super volunteers: Bob Bergeron & Jerry
Tingelstad who deserve a big “thanks.”