Harbour

Fort Flagert State Park Dock

Name: Fort Flagert State Park Dock
Address: Marrowstone, US

3.0Marrowstone, United StatesPacific Northwest

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Type: Harbour

Seasonal moorage dock at Fort Flagler Historical State Park, on the north tip of Marrowstone Island at the entrance to Admiralty Inlet, 1.9 NM south-east of Port Townsend.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from Admiralty Inlet, watching for strong tidal streams at the entrance to Puget Sound. The dock provides 256 ft of moorage plus seven mooring buoys. Pontoons are removed between 30 September and the first week of April. Two boat ramps on a gently sloped beach. Moorage fees year-round from 1 pm to 8 am.

Practical

No fuel berth, no shore power on the float. Heads and showers in the park, drinking water, summer concession stand. Closest provisioning is Port Townsend, 1.9 NM north-west, with the City Pier and Boat Haven marina.

Ashore

The park covers 783 acres of beach, bluff and former military reservation. Trails lead to the Marrowstone Point Light Station and to the gun batteries. Beach access for clamming and crabbing, with shellfish seasons set by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

History

Fort Flagler was built from 1897 and activated in 1899 as part of the Triangle of Fire defending Puget Sound with Fort Worden and Fort Casey. It carried twenty-six artillery pieces, including two 12-inch disappearing guns and eight 12-inch mortars, named after Brigadier General Daniel Webster Flagler. The fort was decommissioned in 1953 and became a state park in 1955.