Sakai Park — Attraction in Bainbridge Island

Parking is not great but you can park at the aquatic center (according to the park map). One reviewer said they went on the weekend and parked at the school across the street so we did the same when we went on a Sunday.

The troll at the park is marvelous. I think this is one of if not my favorite public art installations. It's beautiful and fits right in with the setting. It is worth going to see Pia. The park itself has a nice trail, though it will be pretty muddy on wet days so be prepared for that. We weren't able to go all the way down to the water because of a small amount of flooding. I would...

Thomas Dambo's trolls are finally here!! Issaquah, Ballard, Bainbridge! So exciting. The face was created in his Copenhagen studio. The rest was built here using recycled materials!

This is very close to downtown: small little park and a trail where Pia the peacekeeper resides. I'm a fan of this Danish artist and his recycled art.

Pia is massive and beautiful! And so inviting!! Worth a trek with ferry from Seattle. There's a tall pole with colorful birdhouses at the park entrance. It's part of 5 giant trolls in Seattle: hidden! Secrecy is the fun part. Happy...

On a quest to see all of the Dambo trolls here in the Pacific Northwest and this was number five on my list. Absolutely amazing and I love my time here on Bainbridge Island, starting the day here with a ferry ride and an amazing breakfast at the streamliner and then hiking from the ferry to the troll. He is a Danish environmentalist that has done hundreds of these incredible troll recycled structures around the world that incorporate indigenous people efforts with modern times to link cultures together using recycled materials. Each one is truly so...