Rotary Park

General Location

Adjacent to the ferry terminal on Water Street.

General Description

Rotary Park provides a comfortable location for ferry users and residents to take a break and relax while frequenting commercial businesses around the ferry terminal. The park has picnic tables, benches and a drinking fountain.

History

When Port Townsend decided to move its ferry terminal from the downtown Quincy Street Dock to its current location at the foot of Harrison, the City was required to deed the property to Washington State (City Council Resolutions 82-2 and 82-3) so that Washington State Ferries could build the terminal. The property ownership reverted to the City as soon as the building was complete.

After the terminal was complete, the local Rotary Club decided to adopt the facility referred to as ‘Ferry Terminal Park’ in 1984. It was built by the Rotary Club and is used principally by ferry patrons. The landscaping was designed and installed by the parks staff and is maintained by the parks staff and the Rotary Club.

Port Townsend Parks, Recreation and Trees Advisory Board members joined parks staff, Rotarians and others to celebrate Earth Day on April 27, 2012, with the planting of flowers and a specimen of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Port Orford Cedar).

Total Acreage

0.34 acres