Keyport, known as "Torpedo Town USA," is on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state. It is home to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, a U.S. Navy depot tasked with ranging and repairing torpedoes.
Get in
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By car
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State Route 308 (SR-308) is the main highway to Keyport. It is just off State Route 3, between Silverdale and Poulsbo.
By boat
[edit | edit source]- 1 Port of Keyport, 15500 Washington Ave NE, ☏ +1 360 779-4259. a small marina with 14 private slips, 250 feet of guest moorage in five 50-foot slips, and a boat launch ramp. The marina was updated in 2009 with new concrete pilings and slips, and again in 2020 with a new boat ramp and new pavement, among other things. There is water and power at all slips. Guest moorage is limited to 6 hours free or $10/day for boats under 25 feet and $15/day for boats 25 feet and up.
Get around
[edit | edit source]Keyport is accessible on foot from the marina.
By bus
[edit | edit source]- Kitsap Transit, ☏ +1 360 479-6962, toll-free: +1-800-501-7433, [email protected]. Kitsap Transit offers transit services throughout the area including pickup from all ferry terminals and connects with Mason Transit (Mason County), Pierce Transit (Pierce County), and Jefferson Transit (Jefferson County) offering connections outside of the area. full fare $2 and is part of the regional ORCA network system.
See
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- 1 , 1 Garnett Way, ☏ +1 360 396-4148. May-Sep: 10AM-4PM, Oct-Apr: W-M 10AM-4PM. Learn what life is like under the sea as this museum preserves, collects and interprets naval undersea history. Permanent exhibits feature the ocean environment, undersea exploration and submarine warfare. Artifacts include U.S. torpedoes, a Confederate mine, a simulated submarine control room, the deep submersibles Trieste II and Mystic, and the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) used for the film The Hunt for Red October. Free.
Do
[edit | edit source]While visiting Keyport, take in some of the best bird watching in the Northwest.
Buy
[edit | edit source]There is a convenience store at the end of Washington Ave, near the marina.
Eat and drink
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[edit | edit source]- The Puget Sound Navy Museum in Bremerton

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