Overview
Manchester State Park is a 111-acre camping park with 3,400 feet of saltwater shoreline on Rich Passage in Puget Sound. The park is covered in woods of fir and maple.

Hours
Summer: 8 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
One large reservable picnic shelter and two small picnic shelters available first-come, first-served. The reservable shelter is the old brick "torpedo warehouse" (call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688). Thirty-six unsheltered picnic tables are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Most of the picnic sites contain braziers.

The park has 35 tent spaces, 15 utility spaces and two restrooms/showers. Maximum site length is 60 feet (may have limited availability). One dump station is located near the entrance.

During the off-season (September 16 thorugh May 14), campsites are only available first-come, first-served.

There are three hiker/biker campsites available only to hikers and bikers and only on a first-come, first-served basis. Unlike other tent spaces, these sites do not provide a picnic table or brazier.

One group camp is available which will accommodate 20 to 130 people. It includes a large fire circle, 12 RV hookups, plus a covered shelter with eight picnic tables and electricity. Several unsheltered picnic tables and braziers are also in the camp. There are two unisex restrooms/showers (ADA accessible). Fees vary with size of the group.

To reserve, call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688, or call the park for further details at (360) 871-4065.

Activities
Diving, hiking, fishing, bird watching, mountain biking, horseshoe pits, volleyball field and wildlife viewing.

Directions
Located six miles east of Port Orchard, Wash., on Puget Sound.

From I-5: Take the Bremerton exit (Hwy. 16) to the Sedgewick exit in Port Orchard. Follow signs to Manchester State Park.

Information Courtesy Of Washington State Parks