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At north end of town on Battery Way.
Awesome history, very friendly staff, all of the buildings and grounds are very clean. There are hiking trails, a great coffee shop and restaurant, and you're so close to the water and town. We stayed in one of the duplexes. They need updating and some repairs, but they are in that process. We had a 2 bedroom, 2 bath with full kitchen and wi-fi, it was fairly spacious. There are no TVs, but there's so much to do, we kept very busy. One of the residences is a museum, but it's not open until May (I'm not sure, but I think it closes in September), but you can schedule a private tour. We will definitely return.
We had the pleasure of staying at Fort Worden's State Park in September of 2022. Be aware - the "Forest Campground" is water and power only. The "Beach" campground are full hookups and big rig friendly - the bigger rigs in the Forest Campground would be challenged! We have a 38.9' 5th-wheel and it was challenging negotiating turns between trees and backing into our site (site 77), but we did it. We were NOT able to get into the dump station and ended up going down to the Beach Campground and finding an empty pull through site to dump at.
The staff was helpful and easy to work with. The facilities are new and clean. If you want to use the showers, you'll need to buy "tokens" - the machine only takes dollars and are located at the end of the shower building.
There are tons of things to do at the Park as well as in town. It was a very enjoyable adventure .... just wish we had gotten a Beach Campground site. Will try again another time!
Great place for RV camping (full hookups). So many things to do within walking distance. Hiking. Fishing. Museum. Historic buildings. We had a blast. Bathrooms/showers are clean. The campsites don't really have a view but they're all otherwise well located surrounded by nature and historical fort so be prepared for, the highlight for us, long hikes with AMAZING views! Some sites are private and some are less so. Great place for kids and bicycles as well.
Fort Warden was Great. The weather was Great and the entire park was "CLEAN" even the forts. The Beach was Clean with NO garbage of any kind. There are lots of Forts to look at/in, the grounds were Very Clean. Bring a coat/rain type Jacket...it is normally WINDY on that corner of the area. The Down Town AND Uptown both were Very Clean. There are A lot of shops and Restaurants along the Main Street both Down Town and Uptown. Port Townsend has 4 Grocery Stores...QFC, SAFEWAY, THE FOOD CO-OP and ALDRIDGES Market. From Port Townsend you can be to Squim in a 40 minute Beautiful Drive and Port Angeles in a bit less than a Hour. There is Water Basically ALL AROUND you. With lots of Beaches. If correct, you do have to pay for a day Park Pass. There are Trails all over that are mostly a easy hike...also the Fairy Dock is down town just as your getting into down town that goes over to Whidby Island. If your on a longer stay in Port Townsend you can also make a day trip on the Ferry and go over to Seattle, you have to drive to Bainebridge and catch the Ferry from there which is Approx. A hour drive to Bainebridge.
This is one of three RV and tent campgrounds in the Fort Worden state park. The rental houses are NOT in or part of the campground. There are five rows of campsites and all have water and power. There's a 12 unit restroom / shower house for all campers. There's a septic pump station at the entrance to this campground. Trash and recycling stations are adjacent to the restrooms.
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