[Kellbell]

It's my experience that most people have been to Fort Casey and have never even heard of Fort Ebey; but maybe that is not entirely true. I needed something to build my story around though; and I never let the facts get in the way! For me, this is a fairly close hike; but I think this one is worth the drive for those of you farther south. http://kellbell-whywouldanyonereadthis.blogspot.com/2016/06/step-brother-ebey-steals-show.html

[Hiker Mama]

Nice! We've always done that hike from the lower parking lot, because my kids like to play on the beach at the end. You got a nice day for a hike!

[PorcupinePhobia]

Wonder if I saw you. I was out running that same route around 10am.

[Schroder]

That's not Fort Ebey - it's Ebey Prairie and Ebey's Landing. Fort Ebey to the North has many miles of trails, as does the Kettles, just East of Fort Ebey. You get to Fort Ebey from Libbey Road.

[PorcupinePhobia]

Weird. That map doesn't show the cemetery parking...?

[Schroder]

Ebey Prairie and Ebey's Landing is South of the map. It's not connected or part of Fort Ebey. Ebey's Landing trail is administered by both the State Parks (the lower parking area and Landing Site) and the National Park Service (the bluff trail and cabin site). Fort Ebey is a State Park and the Kettles is an Island County Forest Reserve. The're all within the Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve, which also includes all of Coupeville and Fort Casey. Fort Ebey has battlements like Fort Casey and was part of the "triangle of fire" protecting Admiralty Inlet, along with Fort Flagler on Marrowstone Island and Fort Warden in Port Townsend. They were all built in the 1890's. Ebey's Landing, the blockhouse and the Jacob Ebey House date from the 1850's. There's a good map of the entire area (pdf) here.