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Get Outside & Get Walking or Rolling! National Trails Day by American Hiking Society 2026 is a milestone year as it marks the America’s 250th Celebration! Forest Service Announces Additional Fee‑Free Day on June 6, 2026 The U.S. Forest Service announced an additional 2026 recreation fee-free day on June 6 in celebration of National Trails Day®, providing no cost use of all standard amenity recreation sites on national forests and grasslands. ALSO... To commemorate these signi

NKTA & West Sound Cycling Planned Bike Rides w/Mayor Ed Stern Mayor Ed Stern has attended (2) local bike rides with NKTA, West Sound Cycling & other community organizers to address our growing needs for more pedestrian & bicycle safety around town. The goal was to ascertain where non-motorized traffic flows, ease of use, connectivity and safety could be improved. The 2 days of riding for a few hours each were very successful outings for conversation and exchange of ideas with

Join NKTA at the Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park community celebration. Kitsap County Parks invites you to join us for a celebration event at the new North Gateway Trailhead at Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park. This special gathering will highlight the park’s history, growth, and future. We will reflect on the Kitsap Forest & Bay Coalition’s successful acquisition and protection of the land, as well as the many milestones that have shaped the park into what it is today. Eve

THANK YOU KITSAP! 2026 Goals We will continue work on our STO/Puget Sound to Pacific (PS2P) Partnerships and next steps to deliver commitments of the RAISE grant projects across north Kitsap Co. With our continued outreach and awareness raising with elected officials and the public, we will have a special focus on accessibility this year, including creation of new educational and awareness materials on accessibility of trails and good trail design. We will support county tr

Now Open: North Gateway Trailhead at Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park Located at 3800 NE Carver Dr, just off NE State Hwy 104 via Gamble Way NE at the north end of the 3500-acre park. This new park trailhead, restroom and parking area provides direct entry into the mountain bike ride park and improves access to the north end of the park, making it easier for visitors to get out and explore. Whether you are heading out for a ride, a hike, or just looking to spend some time ou

It is gonna be a beautiful spring weekend in the Pacific Northwest. Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC) invites everyone to "Celebrate Trails Day" for the annual springtime celebration of America’s trails on the fourth Saturday of April. GET outside to experience the joy and impact of our amazing NW trail networks.

HWY 305 & High School Road Intersection NKTA's PS2P Collaborative partner, the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation, along with other local nonprofits will host a FREE public presentation on nonmotorized safety on the design of Hwy. 305 future roundabout. The planned presentation is by Haskoning, a Netherlands-based engineering firm recognized internationally for its sustainable transportation design work. WHEN : Feb. 12, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. WHERE : Bainbridge's Woodw

Kitsap’s Sound to Olympics (STO) Trail is part of the grand vision called the Great American Rail Trail (GART) that connects WA state to WA DC, but do you know all the history… NKTA participated in the 2018 Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s (RTC) workshop held in WA state to help RTC decide the final route. Would the route go south of the Olympic Mountains or around the north side to the Pacific Ocean via the STO & the Olympic Discovery Trails (ODT). There was a lot of pass

Start/Finish Line : Mike Wallace Park, Kingston WA Take a virtual ride thru Kitsap's colorful landscape. As another "atmospheric-river" storm rolls off the pacific, we can now only dream about the beautiful NW autumn colors throughout Kitsap. The many sunbreaks during the otherwise cloudy event exposed Kitsap's beauty to the many Cascade Bike Club riders. NKTA 's info booth was located in The Kingston Public Market across from the Chamber of Commerce's beer garden and had

Edge lane roads (ELR's), also known as advisory bike lanes or advisory shoulders, are an area on the edge of an existing roadway that offers prioritized safe space for pedestrian and bicyclists. While the edge lane road safety concept is not new in Europe, these existing road upgrades are now being used across North America on roadways that are too narrow for dedicated bike lane improvements. Many of Kitsap's low-traffic streets and roads are prime for this low-cost safety up

Kitsap County Commissioners C. Rolfes, K. Walters & Port Gamble S'Klallam Elder M. Grady In mid October 2025, NKTA's board members attended the grand opening of Kitsap County's newest park, Eglon Forest Park located just north of Kingston WA. Kitsap County acquired the ~640-acre forest trust lands from WA's Dept. of Natural Resources in January 2025. In a previous year, NKTA donated funds for local stewards to purchase materials for safety improvements on an existing trail

On Sept. 5, 2025 NKTA participated in a " Policy Ride on the Sound to Olympics (STO)" route that was facilitated by the City of Poulsbo...

August 25, 2025 North Kitsap Trails Association’s (NKTA) mission is “To unite North Kitsap County with a regional system of land and water trails that promotes stewardship of natural resources and enhances our communities’ livability”. With grant support from the National Park Service and extensive community participation, NKTA wrote a Trail Plan reflecting our two highest community priorities: to acquire access for the route of the Sound to Olympics (STO) Trail and conserve

Construction is progressing at the North Gateway Trailhead in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park. This project will serve as a primary "...

Spanning 467 acres of vital forestland, the Divide Community Forest (commonly referred to as The Divide) straddles the Grovers Creek and...

It has been five years since the Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC) introduced its ambitious vision for the Great American Rail-Trail...

TODAY OR ANY DAY ... Leafline has put together a collection of their favorite routes that incorporate trails from the regional Leafline...

Linda Berry-Maraist, President of the North Kitsap Trails Association (NKTA), will describe the land acquisitions now amounting to 5,000...

GPC Workshops on Future Plans Community Forest Engagement Process Join Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC) to help shape the future of The...

Urgent action needed! The U.S. Secretary of Transportation might cancel the Puget Sound to Pacific RAISE grant and other bike...