Directions by car:

Directions from the Freeway (Hwy 16): Exit at the Old Clifton Rd./Tremont St. exit. Turn right off of the exit. Follow Tremont St. through the roundabouts, staying in the left lane. Turn left at the light onto Port Orchard Blvd. Turn right onto Bay Street. *Turn towards the water on Frederick Ave, Sidney Ave, or Harrison Ave to access the main parking areas. Street parking is also available.

Directions from Hood Canal, North Kitsap, Central Kitsap/Bremerton (into Gorst along the water): Take Hwy 3 South to Hwy 16 East. Take the SR166 Exit (left lane). Follow the road along the water into downtown Port Orchard. *Turn left towards the water on Frederick Ave, Sidney Ave, or Harrison Ave to access the main parking areas. Street parking is also available.

directions by ferry | $2/per ride

Kitsap Transit is our local transit service and operates foot ferry routes to and from Port Orchard + Bremerton. Every 30 minutes foot ferries leave Bremerton and make their way across Sinclair Inlet to our beautiful downtown. On the Bremerton side, the foot ferry terminal and the Washington State Ferry (WSF) terminal are located side by side, making it easy for travelers to journey from Seattle to Port Orchard without a vehicle. Forms of payment accepted are cash or Orca Card. No advanced ticket purchase is required.

Riding over from Seattle? You’ll find the Seattle > Bremerton ferry schedule on the Washington State DOT site.

*Foot Ferry History: Before roads, our area relied on boats for transportation and commerce. The inlets and bays of Puget Sound made for a natural transportation route. It was a loosely connected and ever-changing group of privately operated steamboats that served Puget Sound communities – large and small – from around 1860 until the early 1930s. They were called the ‘Mosquito Fleet’ and their heyday ended in the 1930s when competition with rail and road transportation put the fleet out of business. Today, only one remaining steamer, Carlisle II, is in rotation on the foot ferry schedule.