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Manchester State Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,384 Google reviews · Beachfront wedding venue in Port Orchard, Washington · 0.5 mi to the beach
111-acre tree-filled park offering camping, hiking & a picnic shelter in a former torpedo warehouse.
Plan your tour
- Setting beachfront venue, 0.5 mi to the beach — verified by its distance to a real shoreline
- Phone +1 360-871-4065
- Website parks.state.wa.us — most venues book tours right on their site
On the property
“We did the outer loop which had nice views of the water and fun watching the ferries go by.”
What couples highlight
“Beautiful scenic views everywhere you look.”
From the reviews
I love this park. I have been coming here for over 30 years. It's such a wonderful place rich in history. I live taking my children there to explore the bunkers alone with the beach. Highly recommended. Thank you for listening to my Ted talk.
This park is fun to visit, the journey to get there is beautiful and the park itself is beautiful. When the tide is low, you can see lots of crabs and see little creatures under rocks and logs. There are some abandoned buildings for great pictures to take.
Nice quiet park. We had a double site which was right near the day use area, so easy beach access. Nice trails throughout. Will definitely be back. I love these locations that aren't horribly far from home
This was a historical location for the defense of the state that now offers a nice walk when the weather cooperates. According to the signage sea lions frequent the area, but I was unable to spot one on my walk around the trails.
Getting married at Manchester State Park
Manchester State Park is a public beach or park, so a ceremony here almost always needs a permit from the managing city, county, or state parks office — and the rules matter: many public beaches cap your guest count, set ceremony windows, and restrict what you can set up (some ban chairs, arches, and amplified sound entirely). There's no on-site coordinator, catering, or weather backup, so you'll bring your own vendors and a rain plan. The payoff is a stunning setting at a fraction of a private venue's cost. Start with our public-beach permit guide, then call the local office to confirm this season's rules.
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