The following site has a map showing Silverdale and the Bangor Naval Submarine Base:
2. From SeaTac Airport to Silverdale via
3. From SeaTac Airport to Silverdale via
A.
TO THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE FERRIES
SEATTLE-BAINBRIDGE (Winslow) FERRY
B.
(SEATTLE) FAUNTLEROY-SOUTHWORTH FERRY
4. FROM THE SILVERDALE HOTEL TO THE BANGOR MAIN GATE
5. FROM THE BANGOR MAIN GATE TO THE SILVERDALE HOTEL
1.
Silverdale is located at the head of Dyes Inlet on the Kitsap Peninsula, across Puget Sound from Seattle.
From SeaTac airport, the usual route heads south on I-5, then crosses Puget Sound over the Narrows Bridge at Tacoma. It then goes north up the Kitsap Peninsula on Hwy 16 and on Hwy 3 beyond Bremerton. This route takes about 1 hr under good driving conditions. However, the Narrows Bridge is a traffic bottleneck during "rush hour;" if you are unlucky and there is an accident, or even a stalled car, on the bridge or its approaches, you might be caught in a major traffic tie-up. Listen to AM radio KIRO 710, or KOMO 1000 for frequent traffic reports (and sometimes ferry info) during rush hour. Alternative routes cross Puget Sound on Washington State ferries from Seattle. All ferry routes will take longer than the bridge option under good driving conditions, but under bad conditions they could be considerably quicker. The route with the least driving, is on the Seattle–Bremerton ferry. The Seattle–Bainbridge Island (Winslow) ferry leads to a more round-about route, but the time to get from Seattle to Silverdale is about the same as via Bremerton. Also, the Bainbridge Island ferry departs about every 45 minutes while the Bremerton ferry departs about every 70 minutes. You can avoid downtown Seattle with the (Seattle) Fauntleroy–Southworth ferry, without much change in travel time. This route is the least likely to be affected by traffic congestion and will take you through rural Kitsap County off the freeway.
If you arrive late and need to eat, the restaurant at the hotel is open until 10 PM. From the hotel entrance you can see a 24 hr Shari's Restaurant within walking distance.
The following directions drew from those on the WestCoast Silverdale Hotel web site.
2.
From SeaTac Airport to Silverdale via
(recommended, except for congested traffic–limited access all but the last mile.)
The route from SeaTac to I-5 is well signed.
Follow these signs to the Freeways.
The RIGHT and CENTER lanes of the exit road lead to Hwy 518 East.
The RIGHT lane of Hwy 518 exits to I-5 South.
Mileage begins where Hwy 518 from SeaTac merges with I-5. The leftmost lane on I-5 south is for 2- person carpools.
Among the sights you may see are Mt. Rainier and the Cascade Mountains to the east, and the Olympic Mountains to the west.
Miles
00 --Take I-5 South to Tacoma.
16 -- Take Hwy 16 West/Bremerton Exit (~ 1 mile South of the Tacoma Dome).
Exit from either of the 2 RIGHT lanes, even though 3 of 7 lanes exit, as the 3rd from the right does not go to Hwy 16.
Do not move right as the lane merging in from the right exits almost immediately.
Follow Hwy 16 West, though it heads more north than west.
27 --
Cross the Narrows Bridge, whose predecessor was the famed Galloping Gertie you probably saw buckling wildly just before it collapsed in a 1st year physics movie on resonances. To see this 8 second flick now, you may download the file tacnb.mpg from
48 -- Hwy 16 West becomes Hwy 3 North at the head of Sinclair Inlet near Bremerton.
Use the 2nd lane from the left as the left lane goes south on Hwy 3 and the right lane eventually goes into Bremerton.
Stay on Hwy 3 North.
You will see the water on the right as you reach this point.
Note the naval ships, including aircraft carriers, and the naval shipyards on the north side of Sinclair Inlet.
Follow any signs marked Hood Canal Bridge.
57 -- Note the sign to the Silverdale Hotel, there is also one at the exit to Newberry Hill Road.
58 -- Exit Hwy 3 North at Newberry Hill Road.
59 -- Turn RIGHT at bottom of the exit ramp onto Silverdale Way.
59 -- Follow Silverdale Way as it bends to the left along the shore.
Turn RIGHT at the stoplight onto Bucklin Hill Rd.
Continue about 100 yds and the Silverdale Hotel is on the RIGHT.
3.
From SeaTac Airport to Silverdale via
Check the Washington State Ferry web site
for fares and more complete schedules to Bremerton, Bainbridge Island (Winslow), and Southworth. All departure times given below are valid until 6/17/00. Note that the web site mentions that vehicles must be ticketed and in line at least 20 minutes prior to the published departure time or you may not be loaded, but the ferry people are usually more flexible than that.
Ferries leave Seattle for Bremerton and Bainbridge Island from Pier 52, near the south end of the downtown Seattle waterfront. It takes about as long to get from Seattle to Silverdale via Bremerton as via Bainbridge Island, so take the route with the earliest departure.
3-A
FROM SEATAC AIRPORT
TO THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE FERRIES
(via Bremerton or Bainbridge Is.)
The route from SeaTac to I-5 is well signed.
Follow the signs to the Freeways.
The RIGHT and CENTER lanes of the exit road lead to Hwy 518 East.
The LEFT lane of Hwy 518 exits to I-5 North.
Take (right) Exit 164B for 4th Ave S.
Signs direct you to use this exit for ferries and the Kingdome. (Unless they have been removed due to the Kingdome implosion.)
Stay in the RIGHT lane on the exit ramp.
Turn RIGHT onto 4th Ave S.
Take the first RIGHT onto Royal Brougham Way, heading WEST.
Follow signs and lane directions to the ferry dock:
Stay in the CENTER Lane.
Turn RIGHT under the viaduct, staying in the LEFT lane.
Turn RIGHT into the left lane of Alaska Way.
Turn LEFT into the ferry terminal.
From Seattle to Silverdale via
(least driving)
Ferries depart about every 70 minutes and crossings take 50-55 minutes. Bremerton is 10-15 miles from Silverdale.
Current PM departure times from Seattle:
1:30, 2:35, 4:00, 5:10,
6:30,
7:40, 8:50,
10:00, 11:10
After midnight: 12:20, 1:30.
At Bremerton exit the ferry and continue onto Washington St.
Turn LEFT onto 6th St, which will become Kitsap Way.
Continue on Kitsap Way to Hwy 3 North.
Follow Hwy 3 North to Newberry Hill Road Exit.
(Less than 10 miles
from where you join Hwy 3; note the signs to
the Silverdale Hotel.)
Turn RIGHT at bottom of the exit ramp onto Silverdale Way.
Follow Silverdale Way as it bends to the left along the shore.
Turn RIGHT at the stoplight onto Bucklin Hill Rd.
Continue about 100 yds and the Silverdale Hotel is on the RIGHT.
From Seattle to Silverdale via
SEATTLE–BAINBRIDGE (Winslow) FERRY
(most frequent regular departures)
Ferries depart about every 45 minutes and crossings take about 35 minutes
Current PM departure times from Seattle:
12:25, 1:15,
2:10, 3:00,
3:50, 4:40, 5:25,
6:15, 7:00, 7:45,
8:30,
9:10, 9:50, 10:45, 11:15
After
midnight: 12:50, 2:10
At Winslow exit the ferry and continue onto Hwy 305.
Follow Hwy 305 North off Bainbridge Island and through Poulsbo.
Take the Hwy 3 South Exit.
Continue on Hwy 3 South less than 10 miles to the Kitsap Mall Exit
(also to 303 South toward E. Bremerton).
This is the 2nd exit past the Bangor Main Gate.Turn LEFT at the stoplight at the end of the exit ramp onto Kitsap Mall Blvd.
Follow Kitsap Mall Blvd to the 3rd stoplight.
Turn RIGHT onto Silverdale Way.
Turn LEFT at the first stoplight onto Bucklin Hill Rd.
Continue about 100 yds and the Silverdale Hotel is on the RIGHT.
3-B
From Seattle to Silverdale via
(SEATTLE) FAUNTLEROY–SOUTHWORTH FERRY
(not from the downtown
Seattle waterfront–also goes to Vashon Is. –
arguably the most scenic route, irregular intervals between departures)
This ferry departs less than 10 miles from SeaTac, leaving from West Seattle, southwest of downtown. If you prefer to avoid freeways, this is your route, but unlike all other routes, some of it is not well signed. Crossing time is 35 minutes. It arrives south and east of Bremerton. From Southworth, you may cut directly to Hwy 16 North or take a slightly longer route along Puget Sound and Dyes Inlet.
Current PM departure times from Fauntleroy:
12:30, 1:05,
2:45, 3:15,
4:20, 4:55, 5:30,
6:15, 6:55, 7:30, 8:40,
9:30,
10:10, 10:50
After
midnight: 12:30, 2:00
There are NO SIGNS from SeaTac Airport to the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal.
From the LEFT or CENTER lanes of the SeaTac exit roadway EXIT to 518 WEST
(instead of east to I-5).
Continue west past Hwy 509 where 518 West becomes SW 148th St.
At the 4th stoplight, turn RIGHT onto Ambaum Blvd.
Continue north several miles on Ambaum Blvd as it turns into 16th Ave SW.
Turn LEFT at SW 107th St. (between the Taco Bell and Texaco),
which becomes SW 106th St after a bend. From this turn onto SW 107th St from 16th Ave SW, the route is less of a thoroughfare than you might imagine, going through a residential area. Don’t worry, the road is an arterial and there are only a couple turns.
Turn RIGHT (north) when SW 106th St "T's" at Marine View Drive.
Follow Marine View Drive north. It becomes 45th Ave SW.
At the 4-way stop with the Original Bakery on the left, turn LEFT onto SW Wildwood Pl.
At the "T" turn RIGHT onto Fauntleroy Way SW
The ferry terminal is on the LEFT in about a block.
Be sure to exit at Southworth, not Vashon Is. The ferry may or may not stop at Vashon Is.
Most direct route from Southworth to Silverdale
Older route from Southworth to Silverdale
Most direct route from Southworth to Silverdale:
At Southworth, after exiting the ferry, follow the sign to Tacoma and Bremerton, taking the first LEFT onto Hwy 160 West, just past the parking lot.
Continue 7 miles.
Go RIGHT onto Hwy 16 West. Continue 3 miles.
Follow signs for Hood Canal Bridge
Hwy 16 West becomes Hwy 3 North at the head of Sinclair Inlet near Bremerton.
Use the 2nd lane from the left as the left lane goes south on Hwy and the right lane eventually goes into Bremerton.
Stay on Hwy 3 North.
You will see the water on the right as you reach this point.
Note the naval ships, including aircraft carriers, and the naval shipyards on the north side of Sinclair Inlet.
Note the sign to the Silverdale Hotel about 10 miles after joining Hwy 3, there is also one at the exit to Newberry Hill Road.
Exit Hwy 3 North at Newberry Hill Road.
Turn RIGHT at bottom of the exit ramp onto Silverdale Way.
Follow Silverdale Way as it bends to the left along the shore.
Turn RIGHT at the stoplight onto Bucklin Hill Rd.
Continue about 100 yds and the Silverdale Hotel is on the RIGHT.
Older route from Southworth to Silverdale
Older route from Southworth to Silverdale:
(Route given on WestCoast Silverdale Hotel web site; combines picturesque vistas and strip malls between Southworth and Hwy 16 North. Will take 5-10 minutes longer than the more direct route given above.)
At Southworth exit the ferry and continue straight.
After about a mile follow the main road as it veers RIGHT;
continue to follow Southworth Drive.
At 8 miles you reach downtown Port Orchard.
Continue through downtown and stay on the main road.
This road becomes Hwy 166 West and 11-12 miles from the ferry dock takes you directly to a
Left-merge with Hwy 16 West.
In about a mile Hwy 16 West joins Hwy 3 North at the head of Sinclair Inlet near Bremerton.
Follow signs for Hood Canal Bridge
Use the 2nd lane from the left as the left lane goes south on Hwy 3
and the right lane eventually goes into Bremerton.
Stay on Hwy 3 North.
You will see the water on the right as you reach this point.
Note the naval ships, including aircraft carriers, and the naval shipyards on the north side of Sinclair Inlet.
Note the sign to the Silverdale Hotel about 10 miles after joining Hwy 3, there is also one at the exit to Newberry Hill Road.
Exit Hwy 3 North at Newberry Hill Road
Turn RIGHT at bottom of exit ramp onto Silverdale Way.
Follow Silverdale Way as it bends to the left along the shore.
Turn RIGHT at the stoplight on Bucklin Hill Rd.
Continue about 100 yds and the Silverdale Hotel is on the RIGHT.
Most direct route from Southworth to Silverdale
4.
FROM THE SILVERDALE HOTEL TO THE BANGOR MAIN GATE
Although on maps it looks like you can take Clear Creek Road, do not try it. It takes 10-15 minutes to get from the hotel to the main gate, and about 5 minutes from the main gate to Olympic Haus.
From Bucklin Hill Rd. turn RIGHT at the first stoplight onto Silverdale Way. The turn is just before the stoplight.
Turn LEFT at the next stoplight onto Kitsap Mall Blvd.
It has a sign to Hwy 3.
Get in the RIGHT lane.
Turn RIGHT at the 3rd stoplight (less than 1 mile) onto Hwy 3 North
(toward the Hood Canal Bridge and Poulsbo).
Take the 2nd exit to SUBASE BANGOR MAIN GATE.
Stay in the LEFT 2 lanes of the exit ramp, and follow the signs. The big double peaked mountain is The Brothers.
Main Gate Parking is on the RIGHT.
Register at the Main Gate and get a map to Olympic Haus.
5.
FROM THE BANGOR MAIN GATE TO THE SILVERDALE HOTEL
From the main gate, enter Hwy 3 South.
Take the 2nd exit to Kitsap Mall (also to 303 South toward E. Bremerton).
Turn LEFT at the stoplight at the end of the exit ramp onto Kitsap Mall Blvd.
Follow Kitsap Mall Blvd to the 3rd stoplight.
Turn RIGHT onto Silverdale Way.
Turn LEFT at the first stoplight onto Bucklin Hill Rd.
Continue about 100 yds and the Silverdale Hotel is on the RIGHT.
6.
The Bremerton-Kitsap Airporter, Inc provides hourly airporter service. It departs 15 minutes past the hour from the north end of the SeaTac terminal and 20 minutes past at the south end, from 5:15 AM until 11:15 PM, and at 12:25 AM (N) and 12:30 AM (S). Return schedules are available at the hotel.
Contact:
Bremerton-Kitsap Airporter,
Inc.
(360) 876-1737
7.
The WestCoast Silverdale Hotel web site is at
www.westcoasthotels.com/silverdale/
Among other links, the hotel's site includes links to
WA State Ferries
Seattle Guide
Olympic
Peninsula
Current Weather
Olympic Nat'l Park
Olympic Nat'l Forest
Facilities at the WestCoast Silverdale Hotel include a tennis court, a horse shoe pit, a swimming pool and hot tub, a sauna, an exercise room and a game room. Other activities include beach walking and aquatic bird watching. If anyone expresses an interest beforehand, my wife, Terry, will try to locate a nearby American Bald Eagle nest.
8.
Some nearby nautical attractions include the Naval Undersea Warfare Museum in Keyport. In Bremerton there is a Naval Museum near the Ferry dock and the destroyer Turner Joy is open for tours. The aircraft carriers and other ships in Sinclair Inlet at Bremerton can be seen from Hwy 304 along the north shore, about 1 mile from Hwy 3, but they are not open for tours and it is the off season for Harbor Tours.