Itinerary
Take It Slow
Flat ground, short distances, benches and a boat to watch. Everything here is within a few minutes of the terminal on the level.
- 9:40 AM
Off the boat, and no hurry
The walk from the passenger ramp into town is short and level. Your ride home is already paid — WSF collects the walk-on fare on the Edmonds side only — so there is no ticket queue on this end and no reason to rush anything today.
Map ↗ - 9:55 AM
Mike Wallace Park
The waterfront park right beside the ferry dock: lawn, benches, and Appletree Cove in front of you. Public restrooms are on the waterfront promenade by the Port marina, with more by the boat launch — both locations come from the Port of Kingston's published map rather than our own field check, so allow a little slack in exactly where you find them.
Map ↗ - 10:40 AM
The marina boardwalk
Flat and even, out along the guest docks, and about as pleasant a place to push a stroller or a wheelchair as the town has. Sailboats come and go, and you can usually see your ferry making its return run to Edmonds.
Map ↗ - 11:30 AM
Lunch without leaving the flat
J'aime Les Crêpes has been making sweet and savoury crêpes two minutes from the dock since 2003 and opens early. The Kingston Ale House is a similar distance and opens at 11 every day for pub plates and seafood. Neither one asks you to climb anything.
Map ↗ - 1:00 PM
A bench, and whatever the day brings
On a Sunday from May into October the Kingston Public Market sets up on the park lawn from 10 to 3 — produce, crafts and food vendors a few steps from where you're sitting. Check the Events page for this week before counting on it.
Map ↗ - 2:00 PM
About the hill, honestly
Most of Kingston's shops — the two bookshops, the bakery, the hardware store — sit at Kingston Center, roughly a ten to twelve minute walk uphill on Highway 104. It is a genuine climb and we would rather say so than let you find out halfway. Kitsap Transit's route 307 runs up Highway 104 past the Village Green — but not every day, so check the schedule rather than assume it. Kingston Ride is their book-ahead shared ride for trips the numbered routes don't cover; Kitsap Transit's site carries the current reservation line and hours.
Map ↗ - 3:00 PM
Home on an easy boat
Back to the terminal on level ground, five minutes at a stroll. Check tonight's sailings on the Ferry page, find a seat, and watch it come in.
Map ↗
Before you head back
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