Hansville (Washington)

This 20-acre park includes lake access, beach, swimming area, picnic areas, playground, ball field, basketball court, volleyball court, picnic shelter and restrooms. Native garden in progress. Also has access to Hansville Greenway Wildlife Corridor.

This 110-acre natural preserve with 3800 feet of Puget Sound shoreline is located a few miles north of Hansville at the very northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula and is owned by the Nature Conservancy but is open to the public. It was purchased by the conservancy because of its valuable combination of wetlands, forests and tidelands and is considered one of the most valuable wildlife havens on the Kitsap Peninsula. No pets.

265 acres of walking and equestrian trails, wetland viewpoints.

3-acre undeveloped saltwater access.

This 60-acre undeveloped saltwater access site includes the historic lighthouse, and the nearby light keepers' housing which is now available as a vacation rental. Tours of the historic duplex are offered Apr-Sep: Sa at 1PM and 3PM. Docents will be on hand at the lighthouse to share information and history as well.

Northern Kitsap's other less famous lighthouse was built in 1965 only for personal use, but when its creator left the signal light on one night the coastguard intervened and eventually it passed inspection and became an official navigation aide. In 1971, 20 people organized as the Skunk Bay Lighthouse Association bought it and continue to maintain it. Public access to the site is not permitted but it can be appreciated from the water.

This inland sea trail is a National Recreation Trail and designated one of only 16 National Millennium Trails. Suitable for day or multi-day trips, the Cascadia Marine Trail has over 50 campsites to visit. People can boat to the campsites from many public and private launch sites or shoreline trailheads including nearby Hood Canal.

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. The launch near Hansville is the northernmost point on the trail.