Kitsap Peninsula

36 holes of Puget Sound muni golf, a scenic ferry ride from Seattle.

Courses

2 courses, 36 holes

cart golf

Best season

Year-round—wettest November through March

Getting there

Fly to Seattle–Tacoma Intl. (SEA)

Take the Seattle–Bremerton ferry (about 90 min, walk-on or drive-on) or drive around via Tacoma (about 75 min)

From the airport

Seattle–Tacoma (SEA) · ~1h 13m drive

Price

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Kitsap Peninsula golf means Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, a 36-hole public complex built around two very different courses: the Olympic, a John Harbottle III design that’s routinely rated the best municipal golf in Washington, and the older, more affordable Cascade, laid out by Ken Tyson in 1971.

It’s a value destination, not a resort one—both courses are cart golf through tall Puget Sound firs, priced like the munis they are, with the Olympic Mountains visible over the treeline on a clear day. Most golfers get here from Sea-Tac by way of the Seattle–Bremerton ferry, a scenic 90 minutes that’s part of the trip rather than a tax on it.

The courses

Gold Mountain (Cascade)

Ken Tyson · par 72 · The older, friendlier sister course—same firs, easier pace, lower green fee.

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Gold Mountain (Olympic)

John Harbottle III · par 72 · Washington’s best municipal round—water, gorse and Olympic Mountain views.

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Off the course

Tour the USS Turner Joy, a retired Navy destroyer docked in Bremerton

Walk the Bremerton Harborside waterfront boardwalk

Browse Silverdale’s waterfront shops and marina

Take the scenic ferry over from Seattle and watch the skyline from the water

Best time to go

MarMayJulSepNov

Gold Mountain plays year-round, unlike a lot of the destinations in this catalog—just pack rain gear for the winter months. May through September is driest and gives you the best shot at clear Olympic Mountain views.

Sample itineraries

The two-course day

Morning round at Olympic, afternoon at Cascade

Add-on to Seattle

Ferry over for one round on your way through SEA

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