Camp Yeomalt, Bainbridge Island
Facts and practical information
Camp Yeomalt is a one-story lodge originally built as a Boy Scout camp on Bainbridge Island, Washington. The camp was originally built as Camp Major Hopkins in 1935 by unemployed island residents, recruited by the Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration. The original lodge was built of Douglas-fir logs, in "camp style" architecture. The western side of the lodge has a stone chimney, with fire boxes on both the interior and exterior sides. The lodge sits on 3 acres of land, and is accompanied by a second building that was built in 1942 as an Army bathhouse, when the camp was used as US Army 202nd Coast Artillery Bainbridge Island Headquarters. The Bainbridge Island Park & Recreation District took ownership of the camp in 1987, and renamed it Camp Yeomalt in 2000. The camp was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The term "Yeomalt" is an anglicization of a Lushootseed word meaning "fight". ()
900 Park Avenue NortheastWing PointBainbridge Island
Camp Yeomalt – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Pritchard Park, Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, Bainbridge Island Historical Museum, Danger.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How to get to Camp Yeomalt by public transport?
Ferry
- Winslow • Lines: Seattle-Winslow (24 min walk)
Bus
- Bainbridge Ferry Terminal • Lines: 106, 123, 333, 390, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 (25 min walk)