Illahee State Park offers some of the most stunning fall scenes available within an hour ferry ride (or 30 minute walk on fast ferry) of Seattle. The park offers camping (covid restricted), rv parking and hook ups, restrooms and BBQ facilities, a boat launch, sand beach, tons of dock space, great paddle boarding access and some amazing views. I live just 3 miles from the park and am there 3-4 times a week running the trails or paddling the water. Its pet friendly, clean and well maintained, and only requires a Discover Washington Pass.

I love to come here and explore with my family. Its beautiful.

We were there for a short while to meet up with our friends who were crabbing and fishing there, but we loved it! The kids (ages 1 to 3) had a ton of fun playing on the beach. Our other friends were crabbing and fishing off the pier, they caught a TON of crabs. There are a lot of shells on the beach, fun for collecting but you should be careful if youre walking barefoot, one of my littles cut his foot. We would love to come back here to camp!

This is a great park! Awesome for kids and adults, plus there is a boat launch.There is a tiny little soup shop right across the street that makes epic home made soup and sells ice cream in the summer.

Gorgeous campground. Not much road noise at all, and each spot felt fairly private with lots of foliage between the spots. The bathrooms were very clean and had a shower. The beach was beautiful, a bit of a steep hike down there but not too far to go. Fun to watch the Bremerton ferry go by and look at the sailboats moored at the dock. Would definitely camp here again.

This park is magical! I grew up visiting and still go often. It is the last place in Kitsap where there is a grove of Old Growth trees. Beautiful beach with a dock and a boat launch too!!

Great camping spot with private sites set amid huge trees. Meticulously maintained. Clean bathrooms with one shower each (50 cent token for 3 minutes of warm shower). We’ll maintained trails.

An amazing spot nestled on the corner of pristine beauty. Fresh air and views abound...dip in the water, try one of the trails or dive into the unique history. A true hidden gem.

Such a wonderful state park. I have seen so much wildlife here. Seals, bald eagles, flycatchers, jays, nuthatches, kingfishers... There is a nice picnic bench area that overlooks the water and you can sometimes catch a free wi-fi signal. Also, clean public bathrooms.

Nice trails, pleasant beach. Small, but a good hike around. Theres also a veterans memorial here with large ship guns. The entrance starts on top of a hill, then goes down hill towards the beach, so it can be a steep hike back up.

This is a wonderful park that offers beautiful views and trails.

This park is amazing!! Great trails,docks, waterfront,beach,shower and much more love this Park and lets not forget about the views simply amazing

Has a nice view and is good for fishing and crabbing, there are oysters available to if you come at low tide. Nice little beach for the kids and its good for swimming the waters are calm. The dock is wheelchair accessible, and we always take our mini weber out and cook our crabs and whatever fish we caught for dinner right on the spot. It does get crowded and parking spaces and the pier fill up really fast on hot days.

Had fun at this park with my boyfriend David and my grandson Jayden

The beach is right there to enjoy.My friend came in on his boat. We all went on a little boat ride.Camp ground wasnt full so we pitched our tents. No face mask endless anyone left site. Only down side was the buggs.Flying Ants and mosquitos

One of the best state parks in Bremerton. Good selection of campground sites and areas for barbecuing and spending time with the family also has a good boat launch in Beach to swim also really great dock to go fishing off of when fishing there all the time with my brother when we were little kids

Late in the day almost no one was there. Lots of parking and quiet. There are few hiking trails. Because of that I like the Ilahee Preserve better. But the trails are nice ones, with lots of stairs down to the water.

Great park! Still has access to some picnic tables. The ones under cover are closed, but the open ones are accessable. Lots of parking and open spaces so one can easily socially distance themselves.

This was a great park boat launch camping etc.. hiking trails are great. Be prepared for steep hills lots of climbing. Stairs are built in most places. Took myself and 4 kids we had a blast. Playground has only a slide but was still fun for the littlest kiddo. Plenty of places to picnic and the cannons and Information center are great as well. Learned and had a good time exercising.

Illahee State Park is a very well maintained place... There are many trails to hike and some decent elevation changes to boot. Come to camp, come to fish, come to launch a boat, ccome to walk the heavily wooded trails... Heck, reserve one of the large roofed spots for a large family BBQ.

I love it here. Been coming to this park since I was 5 yrs old. So for 23 yrs now and it has changed over the yrs. Not as many starfish or banana slugs. But its still as beautiful as ever.

Love this Place all My LIfe Me and family have been Coming here

Pleasant beach. Secluded. Not a lot of people.The picnic tables with covering are closed. Others are not.

Beautiful... If you feel the need to get out of town but you dont want to go too far... This is it.... You can stay in the forest to cool off or you can take drive down to the water... There is places to Bbq, clean bathrooms, outside shower to rinse off, and information boards. You also do need a discovery pass. Im telling you its the best investment you can have because theres so much parks that need them... I highly recommend a DISCOVERY PASS...

A very special place. Treat it better than your mother. If you litter here, Ill find you. Ill make a meme of you and you will live forever on the internet as the face of trash.

Nice big park with plenty of spaces for camping and walking around.

Its great for hiking but no play ground and a discovery pass required even just to park within the park...

I love the windy drive down to the waterfront. Its very peaceful, relaxing and all around enjoyable to spend time in.

Beautiful little stretch of sandy beach with lots of great photo opportunities. Theres a dock that goes about 50 yards into the water for fishing. Requires discovery pass to use.

It is beautiful right on the Puget Sound in Bremerton Washington. I love to hike with my sisters dogs. There are covered seating and picnic areas. Public bathrooms. Beautiful views,, lots of things to photograph. It covers a very large area. Part are primitive and other parts are picturesque and even wheelchair friendly. There are garbage cans bathrooms and runny water. Great place to have a family gathering or a work picnic.

Beautiful park. Very relaxing

Thee nicest lil boat ramp and sites for bbq on a nice hot day..

Great little spot to park your boat while checking out the area. The whole parks a nice little roundabout. Wouldnt want to hike up that hill though

Nice quiet place with beautiful views. Parking isnt the best.

Its spectacular.. not many people at all. Go at low tide with the kids and see sand dollars, shells, anemones, jellyfish, and crabs and crabs! Just so great. AND dog friendly too.

Great little park. The beach looks unassuming, but its wonderful for tide pools and creature spotting.

Camping is currently closed ... Covid of course. Dock is nice. Families can be on rock/sand beach wading and playing. Fishing can be good if u happen to catch a school of salmon passing thru. Otherwise its just flounder and cabezon with occasional cutthroat trout. Ive heard of other fish being caught just havent seen it.

Hidden gem on the north edge of Bellingham. Small and quiet.

Restroom, open air shower, faucets for dog water, lots of beach access, fairly clean overall.

Nice views ... Good stairsteps hike.

Illahee has a great view and enough room for people to distance if they deem it necessary. For Mothers Day my daughter got food from Sharis and we went to Illahee and ate breakfast at a picnic bench by the water...

Its a very pretty park, the forest itself seems a little small in the grand scheme of things, but the beach and port moves it from good to really good. The water is really clear.

It isnt the type of beach to go swimming at. You need a discovery pass or day pass to go here. Most of the park is still closed due to Covid. Unless you just want lay in the grass or eat at a table there isnt much to do there right now.

Beautiful beach area and camp grounds.

Fishing, camping, boat launch and two large guns from a battleship

Dont like how the boats can push out of your fishing spot cause they have presedence over fishermab

Absolutely beautiful place to hang out I really wish the campgrounds are open! When they do cant wait to go!

The kids enjoyed the beach. The parking was great!

A strand ofnthe Seattle fault zone cuts through this densely wooded park.

Always a great place to hang out with friends and walk along the water!

Terrible camping experience over labor day weekend. Other campers were loud on the weekend till 2am and the rangers did nothing to stop them. After many complaints from many campers the rangers did one round at 10pm on Sunday only. Not worth the nightly cost to be kept up all night.

I was in Seattle for business and I found Illahee State Park through google maps. This place is gorgeous. It has some camping and hiking options but I didnt have time to check them out. I drove through and stopped at the lake and got to hang out for a bit. It was so peaceful.

Theres a nice long strip of saltwater Beach. Theres a boat launch. Theres a nice thick forest to stomp through. They have an outhouse. What a great Park!

Not the biggest park or the most fun but is nice

Quiet, peaceful and not crowded. Very clean all over the park and well maintained.

Nice park with water access and clean restrooms. Only open Saturday and Sunday, no camping or overnight moorage yet.

A nice long Beach and some beautiful little trails to explore. Lots of parking too.

Good picknic spots down on the beach.

Cute little park goes down to the waterfront

The beach is very nice and the bathrooms are always very clean

Nice an peaceful will be going back

Pretty just not much to hike if thats what you are looking for

Great place for a quick run to the water or enjoy the afternoon with the family.

It’s an alright park. Needs to be updated. There are a few short trials that just loop around the center of the park. Playground needs new equipment. If you plan on going to the beach, don’t go at high tide, lol it won’t be there! Other than that, it’s not a bad place. Didn’t get to check out the camping situation, but it looked pretty tightly packed with not a lot of room between campsites. Good place for a picnic or short walk though

Nice relaxing place for a quick escape.

Love this park! Accessible and serene/peaceful.

I like driving or riding thru the park

So close to ! Lots of cars but not a single person when youre hiking.

Great spot to put kayaks in the water!

LOVE the park , always a favorite. Went to a memorial there today , very nice . RIP uncle Mike

Bathrooms not working. Campground was closed. None of this was on the website for the park. Also, no bike infrastructure on the entire peninsula to get here, but thats not the parks problem; What year is it? The employees were very nice and set us up for the night.

Awesome hidden gem to relax.

This place is great. Always peaceful and usually not busy. Went ahead and got a discovery pass and am very pleased with the bonuses that supplies

Beautiful park with clean bathrooms and an awesome view!

Small beach, but feel relaxed~~

Beautiful park!

Beautiful, relaxing and plenty of trails.

One of my favorite spots for reflection. It is beautiful and peaceful, rarely crowded. And I do not think there is a better spot anywhere in Bremerton to get a picture of mount rainier.

Nice views and restrooms

Great park for certain things. Has a nice sandy beach. Its off the beaten path to get to, down the shoreline from the piers. Follow the shoreline south and you should see it. If its high tide then you will probably have to do some shallow wading through the water. Worth it.

Really nice and quiet. Good place for camping, kayaking, or a nice walk.

Beautiful beach front and dock

Great location for BBQs, dog walks or photos. Great woods and water scenery in 1 location.

Cant give an opinion either way really. Was only there for an hour of fishing. Not even nibble. Lol was pretty though

Great trails. Also saw a houseboat and some really big trees. Like my fave thing in the whole Seattle area actually haha

A very nice place.

Beautiful park, great crabbing

Beautiful scenery.

Not a lot of trails here. There is camping, covered eating areas, a dock, and if the tide isnt too high plenty of beach to walk to make up for it.

Good place to visit

Lovely forested park with easily accessible beach. Large deep water dock.

It is a beautiful well planned park on the water with lots of places to take trails or enjoy the beach.

Beautiful. I saw a seal pup chilling on the beach. Very cute. I heeded the signs and didnt approach

Went to Sandy Shores beach, by walking along the shoreline from the boat launch. Beautiful and private! Great for kids or a romantic get away picnic

Great place to enjoy a day. They have trails, water front access and camp areas..

Lovely little State Park, clean and not crowded. Good place for family picnic, fishing on the pier or taking a walk. You need a Discover pass to get in.

Camping is now open ️

Quiet. Attracts older crowd, with young kids/grandkids, etc. Lots of room in campsites. Friendly host.

One of my favorite places to go and just feel peace.

Use to love this spot, the kids and I would stop in and walk down by the water 2-3 days a week but once the fee was implemented, we stopped going. Its been a few years now since weve even considered going