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Fort Townsend Historical State Park
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Fort Townsend Historical State Park

south of Port Townsend, Washington
visited 19 September 2021
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Once upon a time, a US Army fort was located here, but it burned more than 100 years ago and few traces remain. Today this park offers access to a beach on Port Townsend Bay and some nice hiking trails. If you time your visit well, there are some nice fall colors, too!

A quiet wooded clearing with several dark wooden benches arranged around a low central stone or podium, set on a leaf-strewn dirt ground beneath a large spreading tree in the foreground. Tall evergreens and a gray body of water are visible through the trees in the background under an overcast sky.
A dirt trail scattered with fallen leaves winds through a lush green forest of tall conifers and leafy shrubs at Fort Townsend Historical State Park, with a pale overcast sky and a hint of blue water visible through a gap in the trees.
Large bigleaf maple leaves turning from green to gold, orange, and red, viewed from below against a pale overcast sky with dark conifer branches behind them.
A panoramic view of a rocky, driftwood-strewn beach curving along a calm inlet under a broad, mostly cloudy sky with patches of blue. Low wooded shorelines and distant hills ring the water, with evergreen trees on the right and industrial structures faintly visible on the far left.
A soft dirt trail covered with scattered fallen leaves winds through a lush evergreen forest, flanked by sword ferns and tall conifers with mossy trunks under a green, sunlit canopy.
A dirt trail winds uphill through a stand of tall, moss-flecked conifers and leafy green trees, leading toward a wooden split-rail fence and a bright opening in the forest. Ferns and low undergrowth line both sides of the path under a canopy of filtered daylight.
A narrow dirt trail winds through a dense evergreen forest, lined with tall cedar and fir trunks and a lush understory of sword ferns and green groundcover. A large cedar with deeply furrowed bark dominates the left foreground.
A dirt hiking trail winds through a dense evergreen forest of tall conifers, their trunks rising toward a bright, overcast sky, with lush sword ferns blanketing the sloping forest floor on both sides.
A narrow paved road scattered with fallen pine needles winds through a dense evergreen forest, lined on both sides by tall conifers and lush green ferns. A yellow diamond “Road Narrows” sign stands on the right near a wooden utility pole.
The fibrous, moss-tinged base of a large western red cedar trunk with a small hollow at ground level, set in a coniferous forest floor scattered with fallen cedar fronds, ferns, and leaf litter, with more tree trunks receding into the woods behind.
The dark, cracked top of a decaying tree stump ringed with bright green moss, scattered with fallen cedar fronds in shades of green, gold, and rust-brown along with fine conifer needles.
A narrow dirt footpath winds through a dense evergreen forest, its foreground crossed by exposed roots and fallen branches scattered over fir needles and moss. Tall conifer trunks rise in the background while lush green undergrowth and shrubs line both sides of the trail.
A low-growing Oregon grape plant with glossy, serrated compound leaves spreads across a mossy forest floor, its mostly green leaflets mixed with several turning bright red and orange. Fallen twigs, conifer needles, and patches of lichen surround the plant on the damp ground.

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