Oyster Plant Park — Attraction in Poulsbo

I go on outings with my 90 year old mom. She uses a walker and can handle the brief walk on the boardwalk to sit and enjoy the view. There are gourd-shaped nests created by the Kitsap Audubon group attached to the top of pilings. Purple Martins, a type of Swallow, were feeding there young in the nests and it was lovely to watch and listen. This was 5pm in August and they were really active. Apparently they migrate for the winter.

On other visits we've seen seals. There are often paddle boarders, kayakers and boats in a bookend of marinas coming and going. It's our go to place if we dont want to drive far. Theres a handicapped parking spot.

There are benches, a picnic table or two and a dock and areas to launch small boats that can be carried to the dock or beach. There's even a mini white sand beach made from crushed oyster shells.

Taking the new walkway on Fjord Drive NE it would be a nice...

Not much going on here. The water fountains were turned off, there wasn’t more than a couple of parking spaces, no shade, and the beach was really stinky/sludgy. Maybe at high tide it is kind of quaint, but at low...

Super cool tiny park, spotted a seal, jellyfish and several crabs in the water. Very limited parking, make sure not to park in the paved lot next door (lots of warning signs that...