Manchester (Washington)

this small park was sold to Manchester by Loretta Pomeroy (1914-1984), the widow of former Seattle mayor Allan Pomeroy (ca. 1907-1966) in 1966. The port developed the land into Pomeroy Park, named in his honor. There are restrooms, a fishing dock, picnic tables and beach access along the marina.

54 acres of saltwater access and hiking trails offering views of Puget Sound and ship traffic passing through the area.

A 111-acre camping park with 3,400 feet of saltwater shoreline on Rich Passage between Southworth and Port Orchard. It was at one time a harbor defense installation for the protection of nearby Bremerton, then a fuel supply depot and Navy fire-fighting station. The park contains a former torpedo warehouse built in 1901, a mining casement and a gun battery which are open for exploring.

There are dozens of public water access points along 371 miles of Kitsap shoreline. 13 continuous trail segments, each of which can be paddled in a day, make up the only saltwater trail in the National Water Trails System. Manchester is on the trail.

The waters and bedlands of Rich Passage within a 400-yard radius of Orchard Rocks day marker are well-known to regional scuba divers. The natural bedrock and boulders provide habitats for rock associated fish and invertebrate species. Copper rockfish and quillback rockfish once were common at this site but now are rare. Brown rockfish are common as are lingcod, red Irish lord, buffalo sculpin, striped seaperch, and pile perch . Kelp greenling, painted greenling, cabezon are consistently present in the reserve. Dominant invertebrates include red rock crab, spider crabs, red sea cucumber, and orange sea cucumber. Harbor seals frequently visit the site and are often seen hauled out on the exposed rocks at low tide. California sea lions are also commonly observed at the site and may be seen hauled out on nearby navigational buoys.