Opening Doors to Water Trails: 2008 Conference
September 16 - 18
Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA
A gathering of water trail citizen advocates, administrators, planners, staff, supporters, and volunteers
Fort Worden State Park Conference Center 
Fort Worden, along with the heavy batteries of Fort Flagler and Fort Casey, once guarded nautical entrance to Puget Sound. These posts, established in the late 1890s, became the first line of a fortification system designed to prevent a hostile fleet from reaching such targets as the Bremerton Naval Yard and the cities of Seattle, Tacoma and Everett. Construction began in 1897 and continued in one form or another until the fort was closed in 1953. The property was purchased as a state park in 1955. Fort Worden is named after Rear Admiral John L. Worden.
Accommodations: These range from setting up your own tent at beachside campgrounds, RV’ing, sharing the enlisted men’s dormitory (both men’s and women’s), staying in NCO or officers’ housing, or mooring your private boat. Port Townsend also has numerous hotels and B&B’s, many Victorian. Lodging choices are on registration page.
Meals: Meals are included with conference registration. Bon Appétit provides lunch & dinner Tuesday, three meals Wednesday, breakfast and sack lunch Thursday. The Local Goods Cafe is a gathering place at the Fort offering quick food, an array of northwest local wines and beers, and coffee.
Getting to Fort Worden: Directions