Overview
Illahee State Park is a 75-acre marine camping park with 1,785 feet of saltwater frontage on Port Orchard Bay. "Illahee" means "earth" or "country" in the Indian tradition, and views of Puget Sound from the Illahee beach give the viewer a sense of what that word meant to native people. The park has plenty of parking space, lots of fresh air, facilities for a number of outdoor activities and access to a variety of water sports.

Hours
Summer: 6:30 a.m. to dusk.
Winter: 8 a.m. to dusk.

The park is open year-round for camping and day use.

Camping:
Check-in time, 2:30 p.m.
Check-out time, 1 p.m.
Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.

Facilities
The park provides two reservable kitchen shelters with electricity and one available first-come, first-served, plus 90 additional unsheltered picnic sites. To reserve kitchen shelters, call the park at (360) 478-6460. Picnic sites are available first-come, first-served. Day-use groups of 20 or more are required to register and pay the applicable fees.

The park has 24 tent spaces, one utility space, one dump station, four restrooms (two ADA) and two showers. Tent spaces are suitable for any RV, but provide no hookups. Maximum site length is 40 feet (may have limited availability). All campsites are first come, first served.

A group camp for up to 40 people is available by reservation. Call the park at (360) 478-6460.

Activities
Hiking, boating, diving, fishing, swimming, water skiing, clamming, crabbing and oysters.

The park provides a children's play area.

Other activities available include geocaching and metal detecting.

Directions
Located three miles north of Bremerton, Wash., on the Kitsap Peninsula.

From Hwy. 3, north or south: Take East Bremerton exit at north end of Silverdale. Follow road to Sylvan Way (about 7.5 miles). Take a left and drive to park entrance (about 1.5 miles).

Information Courtesy Of Washington State Parks