The Gardens are located on the Olympic Peninsula halfway between Port
Townsend and Shelton along State Highway 101 in the small rustic town
of Brinnon.
There are
several routes to the Garden. Below are instructions from several directions.
To the left is a map of the area - just click on it to see a larger
version. We also provide an interactive Google map where you can get turn by turn directions. Click here...
From Seattle
or Edmonds
via the Washington State Ferries:
From the downtown
Seattle Ferry Terminal (Pier 52) foot of Marion Street, board the Washington
State Ferry to Winslow (Bainbridge Island), or from Edmonds take the ferry
to Kingston.
Drive across the Hood Canal Floating Bridge to the Chimacum-Quilcene
exit. At the stop sign turn right to Quilcene. At Quilcene - another stop
sign - turn left and drive south on State Highway 101 twelve miles to
Brinnon. We are located on the right hand side of Highway 101.
Travel time: Approximately 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
From
Bremerton & Fauntleroy
via the Washington State Ferries:
Start from
either the downtown Seattle Ferry Terminal (Pier 52) to Bremerton, or
from Fauntleroy (in West Seattle) to Southworth. From Bremerton or Southworth,
the most scenic of the trips is to drive to Belfair and proceed on Highway
106 along the south shore of Hood Canal. Then turn right and drive north
on Highway 101 to Brinnon.
Travel time: Approximately 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
From Tacoma
and Tacoma Narrows Bridge:
From Tacoma,
cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge past Gig Harbor (Highway 16) to Port
Orchard, Turn on Highway 3 past Bremerton and Poulsbo to the Hood Canal
Bridge. Follow Hwy 104 to Quilcene, Port Townsend exit. Take Highway
101 south to Brinnon.
Travel time: Approximately 2 hours.
From Olympia
and Shelton:
From Olympia,
turn off on exit 104 to Aberdeen, Port Angeles, Ocean Beaches. Proceed
north on Freeway and exit to Shelton and Port Angeles on Highway 101.
Continue to follow 101 north past Shelton to Brinnon.
Travel time: Approximately 1 1/2 hours from Olympia 1 hour from Shelton.
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