Kingston / Cohoe Beach Activities
Sightseeing
Walk to Point no Point Lighthouse (2 miles one way). Walk north from the cabins up public/uninhabited beach to a lighthouse and big sandy beach. You can also drive there to hang out at the beach and see the lighthouse (open only on weekends).
47 locals recommend
Point No Point Lighthouse
9009 NE Point No Point RdWalk to Point no Point Lighthouse (2 miles one way). Walk north from the cabins up public/uninhabited beach to a lighthouse and big sandy beach. You can also drive there to hang out at the beach and see the lighthouse (open only on weekends).
(5-minute drive): small playground, hiking/running trails, lake that’s warm enough for swimming in the summer (but only a small beach area). Good for paddleboarding.
Buck Lake County Park
6959 Buck Lake Rd NE(5-minute drive): small playground, hiking/running trails, lake that’s warm enough for swimming in the summer (but only a small beach area). Good for paddleboarding.
Heronswood
7530 NE 288th StBotanical garden, 10-minute drive from the cabin.
(30-minute drive): Has a playground, beach, and short hiking trails. Very pleasant.
13 locals recommend
Kitsap Memorial State Park
202 NE Park St(30-minute drive): Has a playground, beach, and short hiking trails. Very pleasant.
Food scene
(40-minute drive, on the way to Port Townsend): cider, live music, food trucks, orchards, play area for kids. Exceedingly charming.
83 locals recommend
Finnriver Farm and Cidery
124 Center Rd(40-minute drive, on the way to Port Townsend): cider, live music, food trucks, orchards, play area for kids. Exceedingly charming.
Butcher & Baker Provisions
4719 NE State Hwy 104Good food
J'aime Les Crêpes Crêperie
11264 WA-104A must-have if you are near the ferry
City/town information
(15-minute drive): Town that the ferry comes to. Small, but has an ice-cream shop, a playground, marina and park, a good crepe shop, and a few other good restaurants. Sometimes has live concerts and festivals.
28 locals recommend
Kingston
(15-minute drive): Town that the ferry comes to. Small, but has an ice-cream shop, a playground, marina and park, a good crepe shop, and a few other good restaurants. Sometimes has live concerts and festivals.
(5-minute drive): closest town to the cabins. Not much here other than Point No Point, Buck Lake Park, a bakery, and the Hansgrill (a burger place with food that’s slightly better than you expect).
9 locals recommend
Hansville
(5-minute drive): closest town to the cabins. Not much here other than Point No Point, Buck Lake Park, a bakery, and the Hansgrill (a burger place with food that’s slightly better than you expect).
Cute Norwegian-style town. Bigger than Kingston and Port Gamble, worth a visit.
145 locals recommend
Poulsbo
Cute Norwegian-style town. Bigger than Kingston and Port Gamble, worth a visit.
(20 minutes from cabins): Very small but sort of cute old town with a playground and possibly the best restaurant in Kitsap County, Butcher and Baker Provisions.
73 locals recommend
Port Gamble
(20 minutes from cabins): Very small but sort of cute old town with a playground and possibly the best restaurant in Kitsap County, Butcher and Baker Provisions.
(45-minute drive). If you want to tour a giant Navy ship, the USS Turner Joy, which is cool.
24 locals recommend
Bremerton
(45-minute drive). If you want to tour a giant Navy ship, the USS Turner Joy, which is cool.
(1-hour drive). Super cute Victorian town on the Olympic Peninsula. Worth a day trip. Fort Worden is just outside town is fun for kids to explore. Finn River Cidery is on the way.
218 locals recommend
Port Townsend
(1-hour drive). Super cute Victorian town on the Olympic Peninsula. Worth a day trip. Fort Worden is just outside town is fun for kids to explore. Finn River Cidery is on the way.