Keyport (Washington)

Keyport is located on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound region of Washington state.

Known as "Torpedo Town USA," Keyport is home to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.

Naval Undersea Museum

Get in

By car

Keyport is located just off Highway 3, between Silverdale and Poulsbo.

By boat

• The Port of Keyport P.O. Box 195 Keyport, Washington 98345 (360) 779-4259 is a small marina with 14 private slips, 250 feet of guest moorage in five 50-foot slips, and a boat launch ramp. The marina was updated in 2009 with new concrete pilings and slips, and again in 2020 with a new boat ramp and new pavement, among other things. There is water and power at all slips.

Guest moorage is limited to 6 hours free or $10/day for boats under 25 feet and $15/day for boats 25 feet and up.

Get around

Keyport is accessible on foot from the marina.

By bus

• Kitsap Transit, ☏ +1 360 479-6962, toll-free: +1-800-501-7433, kitsapride@kitsaptransit.com. Kitsap Transit offers transit services throughout the area including pickup from all ferry terminals and connects with Mason Transit (Mason County), Pierce Transit (Pierce County), and Jefferson Transit (Jefferson County) offering connections outside of the area. full fare $2 and is part of the regional ORCA network system. 

See

Visit the Naval Undersea Museum, which features permanent exhibits on the ocean environment, undersea exploration and warfare. Admission is free.

• 1 United States Naval Undersea Museum, 1 Garnett Way, ☏ +1 360 396-4148. May-Sep: 10AM-4PM, Oct-Apr: W-M 10AM-4PM. Learn what life is like under the sea as this museum preserves, collects and interpret naval undersea history. Free. (updated Jun 2018)

Do

While visiting Keyport, take in some of the best bird watching in the Northwest.

Eat

• Casa Mexico, 1918 NE Poulsbo Ave (Drive along Highway 308 until you enter Keyport, then turn left to enter the parking lot.), ☏ +1 360-598-2727, casamexico@gmail.com. Fall-Winter-Spring and Weekends in Summer: 11:00AM-9:00PM Weekdays in Summer: 9:00AM-9:00PM. Nice Mexican restaurant with bar and patio. (updated Jul 2019)