Kitsap Peninsula
The Kitsap Peninsula is in the Puget Sound of Washington State, between the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges. It is almost an island, connected to the mainland by only a 2 mi wide stretch of land near Belfair.Photo: Andy Karmy, CC BY 2.0.
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Bremerton and Port Orchard.
Bremerton
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Bremerton is the largest city on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state. Bremerton is a safe, environmentally clean community within an hour's ferry ride from downtown Seattle where you can visit the Navy destroyer Turner Joy, stroll along a delightful block-long waterfront promenade and check out the Kitsap Conference Center Plaza with its fascinating fountains.
Port Orchard
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Port Orchard is on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state. Its waterfront core has kept its original small-town character and offers commanding views of the Sinclair Inlet and the historic naval shipyard of Bremerton.
Bainbridge Island
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Bainbridge Island is an island city in the Puget Sound of Washington state, just across the Agate Pass Bridge from Kitsap Peninsula. It is a 35-minute ferry ride from downtown Seattle.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Gig Harbor and Poulsbo.
Gig Harbor
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Gig Harbor is a city on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington State, just across the dramatic Tacoma Narrows Bridge from Tacoma, making it the southern gateway to the Kitsap Peninsula and the Olympic Peninsula.
Poulsbo
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Poulsbo is a city on Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state. Known as "Little Norway," Front Street is lined with dozens of quaint and colorful shops offering Scandinavian gifts, fine art, fashions and antiques.
Silverdale
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Silverdale in Washington state is where Kitsap Peninsula locals go to shop, as it is centrally located between Bremerton, Poulsbo and Port Orchard and home to the region's largest mall and retail center.
Fox Island
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Fox Island is a 5.2 square mile island off the south end of the Kitsap Peninsula, in the Puget Sound of Washington state, across from the Tacoma "Narrows". It is semi-rural, with bridge access from Gig Harbor.
Kingston
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Kingston, the "Little City by the Sea", is the northern gateway to the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state. A rip-roaring lumber town 100 years ago, it's quieter now as the constant whine of the sawmill has given way to the occasional blast of a horn for the 30-minute ferry ride from Edmonds across the Puget Sound.
Manchester
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Manchester is a charming waterfront village on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state, with spectacular views of Puget Sound. This subdistrict of Port Orchard is located between ferries to Bremerton, Vashon Island and West Seattle and is a convenient stop when exploring the area by boat.
Key Peninsula
The out-of-the-way Key Peninsula is the southernmost extension of the larger Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state, southwest of Purdy. It gets its name from its key-like shape.Suquamish
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Suquamish is a community of 4,100 people on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state. It is in the Port Madison Indian Reservation, the home of the Suquamish tribe and Chief Seattle.
Indianola
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Indianola is a community of 3,500 people on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound region of Washington state. It lies on the north shore of Port Madison, just east of Miller Bay.
Purdy
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Purdy is a small unincorporated community on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound region of Washington state, north of Gig Harbor. Purdy is the gateway to the beautiful Key Peninsula and is known for its warm, friendly people.
Keyport
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Keyport, known as "Torpedo Town USA," is on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state. It is home to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, a U.S. Navy depot tasked with ranging and repairing torpedoes.
Belfair
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Belfair lies at the innermost waters of Hood Canal, at the far south end of the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state. It is home to the renowned Theler Wetlands, a center for environmental recreation and education.
Allyn
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Allyn is a quaint town on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state, overlooking the North Bay-Case Inlet.
Hansville
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Hansville is a town on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state. This picturesque rural community affords sweeping views of Admiralty Inlet, Whidbey Island, and Puget Sound.
Gorst
Gorst is a census-designated place at the head of Sinclair Inlet in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 605 at the 2020 census.Blake Island
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Blake Island State Park is a 475-acre marine park in the Puget Sound of Washington state, off the coast of the Kitsap Peninsula. Its five miles of saltwater beach shoreline provide magnificent views of the Olympic Mountains and the Seattle skyline.
Southworth
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Southworth is a town on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state. Its ferry terminal to West Seattle and Vashon Island make it a gateway to Port Orchard and the rest of the Kitsap Peninsula.
Seabeck
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Seabeck is a historic mill community on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state, along Hood Canal. Once a bustling seaport, it has few traces remaining of its early logging years, but has found its footing as a tourist destination and a quiet community with basic services.
Olalla
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Olalla is on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state. Olalla means "place of many berries" from the native Chinook word "olallie." This historic area is a combination of thick forests, small farms, streams and scenic country roads surrounded by Puget Sound.
Port Gamble
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Port Gamble is a community on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state. The village streets haven't changed much since the 1800s. The original New England Victorian-style homes have been lovingly preserved, along with the several other historic buildings in the area.
Kitsap Peninsula
- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in Washington state, United States of America
- Also known as: “Great Peninsula”
- Category: peninsula
- Location: Mason, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kitsap Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شبه جزيرة كيتساب”
- Chinese: “凱特薩普半島”
- Chinese: “基沙普半島”
- Chinese: “基萨普半岛”
- Czech: “Kitsapův poloostrov”
- Dutch: “Kitsap Peninsula”
- Esperanto: “Kicapa Duoninsulo”
- French: “péninsule de Kitsap”
- French: “Péninsule de Kitsap”
- French: “Péninsule Kitsap”
- Italian: “Penisola di Kitsap”
- Japanese: “キットサップ半島”
- Japanese: “キトサップ半島”
- Korean: “키챕반도”
- Lithuanian: “Kitsapo pusiasalis”
- Persian: “شبه جزیره کیتساپ”
- Persian: “شبهجزیره کیتساپ”
- Romanian: “Great Peninsula”
- Romanian: “Peninsula Kitsap”
- Russian: “Китсап (полуостров)”
- Russian: “Китсап”
- Spanish: “Peninsula de Kitsap”
- Spanish: “Península de Kitsap”
- Spanish: “Peninsula Kitsap”
- Spanish: “Península Kitsap”
- Ukrainian: “Кітсап”
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