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Running trails in Port Townsend, WA
Port Townsend has 9 trails in the directory — 2 on crushed gravel or dirt and 1 open 24 hours. 5 of them post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 2,775 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
North Beach County Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,125 reviews
Popular beach known for its sea glass and rocks and tide pools that requires good tide timing.
Chetzemoka Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 986 reviews
Landscaped park with a bandstand, picnic areas, playground & beach access, plus scenic views.
Fort Townsend Historical State Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 467 reviews
Formerly the site of 3 different U.S. army forts, this park offers camping, hiking & a long beach.
Kah Tai
4.1 ★★★★☆ 107 reviews
Community park featuring wetlands & a lagoon with ducks, plus walking trails & picnic areas.
Bobby McGarraugh Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 38 reviews
Milo-Curry Trailhead
4.6 ★★★★★ 32 reviews
Cape George Trailhead
4.4 ★★★★☆ 16 reviews
Bishop Park Trails - Logan Trailhead
4.5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Port Townsend
- Match the surface to your legs. Most of what's here is natural surface (2 of 9). Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More natural surface trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? A loop finishes back at the car with no backtracking; on an out-and-back you simply turn round at half your distance.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 1 trail in Port Townsend is open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 5 of the 9 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 1 is lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 8 have trailhead parking, 8 have restrooms, and 2 have a water fountain in Port Townsend. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 2 that runners describe as quiet, 2 dog-friendly, and 4 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.
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