Battle Point Park

After reading all of the reviews, I was so excited to check it out! I made my boyfriend go out of the way on our way home from the Olympics. It was all dried up and dead… not what I was expecting.

Fantastic playground — one of the best playgrounds I have ever seen. Very large play area with many different play structures. Appreciated that there were a bunch of seating areas for parents and that bathroom facilities were close by.

This place is total gem on the island, for both those visiting and those who live here. We did minimal exploring of the actual park and spent the majority of our time at the gym for the kiddos!
This gym opens at 10 and is only open for a few hours, but there are few better investments to entertain and tire out the kids for $ 4! Great for little toddlers who want to run and plenty of group type activities within the gym so you can keep plenty of your kin busy. A little off the beaten path, but somewhere we’re going to be checking out on a regular basis.

Battle Point Park is one of the best parks I have ever been to. There are so many things to do here, it’s HUGE! 90 acres of land!
When you enter to the right is a parking area, straight ahead is the Transmitter building where they hold Gymnastics classes and camps, and to the left there is additional parking for the park and play area.
If you start your trip here going to the right there is a path you can follow that will take you to the duck pond and the gazebo. There are geese and ducks here. It is great to see in the spring when the babies are swimming around with their mothers. You can continue on the path for a nice walk or jog around the entire park. You will pass the soccer fields, baseball fields, tennis courts, and even a roller hockey rink.
Once you make the entire loop you will be at the most awesome castle play set your kids have ever seen (or you can just pull in to the left when you arrive and start at the play area). This play area is amazing! There are lots of swings and even swings that are big red chairs! So many things to climb on, hang on, slide on, it is a child’s dreamland.
Come for a nice walk, bring your dog, have a picnic, throw a Frisbee, and enjoy this beautiful ENORMOUS park! You won’t be disappointed.

Yes, this review is for the entire island. No, I haven’t been all over, just across the highway, through a few neighborhoods, and around downtown. the state park, lost here and there, to a winery, and even a dirt road on a construction site.
It was rainy. I had always wanted to take a real ferry, like the kind you see in moves where the cars drive on them (I’m from socal), and we took the next one at the landing. It went to Bainbridge. We Unilocaled the nearest winery, using iYelp… but got too scared to go in, because it was down a dirt road and there were locals walking the streets. I’m sure they were nice, but I wasn’t ready to talk. *it was early morning*
So, we drove around. The scenery is beautiful. The homes are even more so! I really found the downtown to be quaint! I was totally disappointed of my weekend budget, otherwise I would have raided the mens apparel in some of the cute boutiques. And, to be honest, I was disappointed of the chain establishments around the sidelines. But I guess people are making the island into a year-​round suburb as well… but, still. McDonalds?!
Anyways. It was quite the morning adventure even though I was a grumpy boyfriend. It had the perfect woodsuburb feel, and I really wish I had 1.4million to drop on a bungaloo.
All you Seattlites — Take a day trip!