Port of Poulsbo


Port of Poulsbo is located on Puget Sound, in Liberty Bay, Washington, United States. It includes 7 main docks, which contains 254 permanent slips, 130 guest slips, floatplane dock, fuel dock, sanitation pump-out facilities, shower and restroom facilities, launch ramp and laundry facilities.

History

Maritime use of the waters around what is now the Port of Poulsbo has a history predating European contact. The Suquamish people harvested fish and shellfish here for several millennia, and a village — ho-cheeb — was located at the head of the bay until the mid-1800s. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, which made land available to newcomers, the Suquamish Tribe retained fishing and shellfish harvesting rights in its historical territory, including Liberty Bay.
In the early 1900s, the waters off Poulsbo became the base for a fishing fleet that worked in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, as well as schooners that fished in Alaska for salmon and cod; Poulsbo was home to the Pacific Codfish Company, and fish and oyster canneries.
In the 1950s, local ferries and the Mosquito Fleet of passenger vessels provided regular service between Seattle and Kitsap County, including Lemolo and Poulsbo. The Port of Poulsbo was established in 1951.
The port plays an important role in preserving the maritime flavor of Poulsbo as well as the environmental health of the bay. The port, which is overseen by a publicly elected three-member board of commissioners and staff, has what is believed to be the last tidal grid in Puget Sound. The port is working on replacing its aging, creosoted breakwater with an environmentally friendly floating breakwater, and partnered with the City of Poulsbo in upgrading a waterfront parking lot with a permeable surface and rain gardens to filter stormwater runoff.

Pumpout

Port of Poulsbo Marina has accessible pumpout with Porta-Potty dump station. Pump out is available all year round. Slips are offered for pumpout usage. Access to pumpout is limited to vessels with a length of no more than 80 feet. There is also a stationary pumpout, which is located next to the fuel dock. The Porta-Potty dump station is situated by the stationary pumpout.

Facilities