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Port Townsend Beach Travel Tips

By Ludmilla Alexander

Check out all types of boats at the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula, from wooden boats to rowing sculls.
Revisit the past: downtown areas of Port Townsend are recognized by the National Register of Historic Places. Many of its Victorian red brick buildings have been recently restored.
Launch your boat from Boat Haven and Point Wilson.
Sail to popular sailing destinations such as the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, and Discovery Bay.

Port Townsend Travel Guide

Named by English explorer Captain George Vancouver in 1792, Port Townsend did not attract its first settlers until 1851. However, by the 1880s the town had become an important shipping port and was expected to grow into one of the most important cities on the West Coast. Port Townsend felt that it was the logical end of the line for the transcontinental railroad that was pushing westward in the 1880s; and based on the certainty of a railroad connection, real estate speculation and development boomed. Merchants and investors erected mercantile palaces along Water Street and elaborate Victorian homes on the bluff above the wharf district. However, the railroad never arrived. Tacoma got the rails, and Port Townsend got the shaft. Read More

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Hotels

Swan Hotel

216 Monroe St.
Port Townsend, WA

Distance: 0.3 mi.
(from destination center)

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Fort Worden State Park Campground and Houses

200 Battery Way
Port Townsend, WA

Distance: 1.2 mi.
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Silver Cloud Inn Mukilteo

718 Front Street
Mukilteo, WA 98275 Map

Distance: 24.1 mi.
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Airports

Major Airports near Port Townsend

	Distance (mi.)
Seattle/Tacoma International Airport	50.8 map
Vancouver International Airport	76.2 map
Portland International Airport	175.5 map

Other Smaller Airports near Port Townsend

	Distance (mi.)
Mount Vernon Skagit Regional Airport	28.5 map
Port Angeles Fairchild International Airport	34.2 map
Rosario SPB	35.9 map

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Denver (DEN) to Seattle (SEA)	$156

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