Bloedel Reserve, Washington, United States
5.0 (569 reviews) Thursday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent Ranking #1 in Bainbridge Island Nature & Wildlife Areas • Gardens
A tribute to nature and history
Bloedel Reserve is a place I’ve known of for several years but never visited until this month. The privately owned reserve celebrates nature in a grand way with its expansive woodlands, gardens, and lakes. The manor house is open to visitors and has helpful docents. I visited Bainbridge Island during a hot spell, which made walking the property’s trails a challenge. Even the famous swans seemed to be hiding in the shade. I look forward to a return visit during cooler weather
Address
7571 NE Dolphin Dr, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3001
Mobile
Website
http://www.bloedelreserve.org
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 09, 2024, 14:46
User Ratings
5.0 based on (569 reviews)
Reviews
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5David S 5:00 PM Mar 17, 2022
Great hidden gem!
This is a true hidden gem of Seattle. This private reserve is located on Brinbridge Island, a 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle. Plan on spending the better part of the day there. The preserve, located on 150 acres, will take you at least two hours to walk the entire preserve. We took over three hours since we love to stop and take pictures. If you enjoy quite nature walks, this is for you. So peaceful. Getting around the island is really easy and inexpensive with their public van service (they come to you). From anywhere in the island to anywhere else is only $2. Lots of great little restaurants for breakfast and lunch and of course local shopping. Eventhough March is probably not the best time to go, we still had a wonderful time. I think we may go back during the spring.
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4BeLaZe 5:00 PM Sep 6, 2022
Very nice park, logistics is a bit cumbersome
It is not easy to get there. You need to make a reservation to enter (they don’t sell walk in tickets), but they have wifi so unless you are unlucky and they are sold out (did not seem like a risk when we visited on a beautiful day that was made for a walk in the park) you can still make your reservation right then and there. As long as you made it there which is another challenge. Scheduled buses only go in the morning and late afternoon. There is a great $2/person charter bus that goes on demand, but the app where you should be able to order it is dysfunctional. Somehow we made it by using it, calling in, taking to the lady at the bus terminal and so on. The park was nice. Nothing really unique, but a pleasant variety of flora and some semi-wild landscaping. The house is nice, with modest historical and architectural interest but with a pretty view and the staff was kind. The company was great. The road back to the village was similarly difficult (yet very affordable) with app failure, bus delay, etc.
