Hwy 3 104 crosses the floating hood canal bridge into key peninsula. Hwy 3 104 turn off 3 mi 4 8 km south of discovery bay where us 101 intersects wa hwy 20. From hwy 101 the kitsap peninsula can be accessed from.
Us hwy 101 completely bypasses the kitsap peninsula west of the hood canal. These are just some of the reasons to take a trip to kitsap peninsula. Exquisite eats fascinating points of interest and the chance to capture phenomenal photos.
A few days away keeps your troubles at bay and kitsap peninsula is the ideal place to visit. Kitsap peninsula the kitsap peninsula is in washington state in the pacific northwest of the united states of america it lies in puget sound between the cascade and olympic mountain ranges and it is almost an island connected to the mainland by only a relatively small landmass near belfair. Originally named slaughter county it was soon renamed.
Its county seat is port orchard and its largest city is bremerton the county was formed out of king county and jefferson county on january 16 1857 and is named for chief kitsap of the suquamish tribe. State of washington as of the 2010 census its population was 251 133. Kitsap county is located in the u s.
The kitsap encompasses all of kitsap county except bainbridge and blake islands as well as the northeastern part of mason county and the northwestern part of. Hood canal separates the peninsula from the olympic peninsula on its west side. The kitsap peninsula ˈ k ɪ t ˌ s æ p lies west of seattle across puget sound in washington state in the northwestern us.
The natural side of puget sound surrounded by more than 371 miles of saltwater shoreline now known as the kitsap peninsula national water trails a. Home to poulsbo little norway silverdale bremerton port orchard kingston and bainbridge island. The kitsap peninsula region located on the puget sound directly across from seattle on and short ferry ride from downtown.
