Fort Worden State Park, Military state park in Port Townsend, United States.
Fort Worden State Park extends across 433 acres of coastal terrain, featuring artillery batteries, sandy beaches, and high bluffs along Admiralty Inlet.
The United States Army constructed Fort Worden between 1898 and 1920 as part of a defense network to protect Puget Sound from potential naval invasions.
The military installation now hosts art exhibits, concerts, educational workshops, and ranger programs in its restored historical buildings throughout the year.
Visitors can choose between the Beach Campground with full hookups or the Upper Forest Campground with partial hookups, both requiring a Discover Pass.
The park contains Point Wilson Lighthouse and forms a strategic triangle with Fort Casey and Fort Flagler, establishing a historical defense formation.
Location: Port Townsend
Website: http://parks.state.wa.us/511/Fort-Worden
GPS coordinates: 48.13975,-122.76586
Latest update: March 7, 2025 22:32
Washington holds far more than the well-known attractions of Seattle and Mount Rainier. Across the state, dozens of less-visited sites offer insight into the region's geological history, military past, and natural diversity. From waterfalls to ancient forests to historic lighthouses and military fortifications, Washington presents a substantial range of landscapes and cultural sites. Palouse Falls in Franklin County drops 198 feet (60 meters) into a basalt gorge, while Cape Flattery at the northwesternmost point of the continental United States looks out over jagged cliffs and the open Pacific. Ape Caves in Skamania County is one of the longest lava tube systems in the country, and Beacon Rock rises 848 feet (260 meters) above the Columbia River. The Trail of the Patriarchs leads through centuries-old Douglas firs and cedars, and Deception Pass Bridge connects Whidbey Island to the mainland via a 180-foot (55-meter) steel structure from 1935. Fort Worden in Port Townsend served as a coastal defense installation, and the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle documents the Asian American history of the Pacific Northwest. Dry Falls in Grant County shows the remains of an Ice Age waterfall that was once wider than Niagara Falls. Mima Mounds in Thurston County forms a field of hundreds of symmetrical earth mounds whose formation continues to be scientifically debated. These sites offer practical alternatives to the crowded main attractions and allow for deeper engagement with Washington's natural and historical features.
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