In addition to those activities listed above, fort visitors also enjoy kite flying, tennis, and photography in this grand setting.

Several golf courses are nearby, along with the fascinating historic town of Port Townsend. The Olympic Mountains rise majestically nearby. From nearly everywhere, you can hear the cry of the gull and the call of the sea.

Fort Worden offers dozens of outstanding day use / picnic areas. Whether overlooking the high centennial cliffs of Artillery Hill and the often wild Straights of Juan de Fuca. Or a placid vista encompassing the distant Mt. Baker, framed by Pt. Wilson Lighthouse and the Port Townsend Marine Science Center on the end of the pier. Numerous day-use picnic tables and fireboxes provide the excellent picnic spot. The Cable House Canteen is an on-site food and convenience store, offering sundries, delicious burgers or hot breakfast entrées.

Conference Center Groups: Fort Worden State Park has a diverse and fascinating variety of meeting rooms, accommodations, food services and recreational opportunities available for conference use. It is a delightful place to gather with friends, business associates, extended family or other people with shared interests.

Park staff will help you find the best fit for the group you wish to bring. We will maintain careful communication with your conference coordinator to assure that your individual requirements are satisfied. Your gathering is important to you, and we want to help you make it a success for your organization.

Certain criteria must be met to qualify for early booking as a conference at Fort Worden State Park. The conference must be at least 32 people, staying in overnight accommodations (housing, camping, and/or dorms). Along with the accommodations, the facilities request must include the dollar equivalent of one meal service for each day of scheduled use. Contracted conferences must use the on-site caterer for all food arrangements. In dormitories, there is an additional requirement of a minimum dollar requirement of two meals per night of stay.

Camping-only groups of at least 32 people, booking a minimum of 20 sites, and using the dollar equivalent of at least one meal service per night of stay, may also qualify as a conference.

Housing Features: Perhaps the most unique thing about Fort Worden State Park is its variety of sleeping facilities. Ranging from elegant Victorian homes built before World War I for military officers and their families, to a castle and a cottage with breath-taking views, to the original barracks for the enlisted men, now remodeled for the comfort and convenience of modern guests, something is sure to satisfy the needs of your family or conference.

Being nearly a century old, the facilities have a strong rustic charm all their own, with the imperfections of age blending with the comforts of today. Hot water radiators still warm many of the rooms; modern computers run century-old boilers; and if you look closely, some of the ancient glass in the windows has waves. These all add to the Fort Worden experience.

Fort Worden State Park has sleeping accommodations for over 600 people, including dormitories and houses. Some of the units are fully accessible to visitors with physical challenges. In addition, over 80 campsites are available for use.

Two boat ramps, two mooring floats, 8 mooring buoys, and a launch float are provided by the park.

A daily permit is available for watercraft launching and trailer dumping at the park for $5.
Annual permits also may be purchased at State Parks Headquarters in Olympia, at region offices, online, and at parks when staff is available.

Boat moorage is also available.

Moorage fees are charged year-round for mooring at docks, floats and buoys from 1 p.m. to 8 a.m.:
-Daily moorage fee is 50 cents per foot, with a minimum of $10.
-Moorage buoys, $10 a night.
-Annual moorage permit fee is $3.50 per foot, with a minimum of $50.

Moorage permits are available at parks offering moorage. For information, call (360) 902-8844.
Telephone Device for the Deaf, (360) 664-3133.