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6910 NE Baker Hill Road
6910 NE Baker Hill Road
Just Listed!
Beautifully built custom home with nearly 3 1/2 acres of wooded, yet private and sunny acreage. 6910 NE Baker Hill Road.
First time on the market, this energy efficient, well thought out home shines with soaring 2 story vaulted ceilings and over-sized windows to connect you with nature from every outlook.
Large open kitchen is great for entertaining with eat-in space, large island and walk-in pantry.
Four bedrooms with 3 full baths and a loft bonus room. Newer deck and shop space on lower level.
Not far from Pleasant Beach Village, Lynwood Center, and all this vibrant neighborhood has to offer. Come Home and Love It!
Bainbridge Neighborhood: Crystal Springs and Point White
Crystal Springs and Point White
Coveted Waterfront Neighborhoods
Located on the southwest side of Bainbridge Island, are two highly coveted, waterfront neighborhoods. Crystal Springs is located on the southwest waterfront of Point White. The community of Point White is defined as the tip of the point, then heading north, towards Lynwood Center.
Point White Pier is a public waterfront park located in this area. It was used as part of the Mosquito Fleet and Ferry Dock off and on from the 1910’s through 1972. The park and dock are ideal for fishing, kayaking, and the occasional nights of bioluminescent glow off the waves in late summer.
Homes on Crystal Springs enjoy the afternoon sun of western exposure, spreading the warm glow of sunshine at the end of each day. Gorgeous views include the endless activities of marine life. Homes tend to be smaller and older beach cottages that have been renovated to modern standards, while maintaining the charm of an old beach house.
Homes on Point White enjoy deep-water views of Rich Passage, ferries, and the occasional visit of Orcas! Many of the homes here have deeper lots and larger homes, with sandy beaches and seagrass. Others are located immediately on the waterfront with deeper moorage – a boater’s delight.
Not far from Lynwood Center, and all the amenities offered in Bainbridge Island’s Second City!
Pickleball: A Bainbridge Island Sport
Let’s Play Pickleball!
Pickleball A Bainbridge Island Sport
Like all great stories, Pickleball came about on a sunny day with little to do. In 1965, two dads named Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, and Barney McCallum arrived at Pritchard’s home, after a golf outing. Upon arrival they were besieged by their children complaining of boredom, so Pritchard hatched a plan.
Pritchard’s property had an old badminton court, but they couldn’t find enough rackets for a full game. He improvised by using spare ping pong paddles and a whiffle ball and a new game was born. Today, you know it better as pickleball.
Pickleball is a paddleball sport that combines elements of badminton, table tennis, and tennis. Two or four players use solid paddles made of wood or composite materials to hit a perforated polymer ball, much like a whiffle ball, with 26-40 round holes, over a net. It is an easy game to learn and it is highly regarded as an inclusive game for people with different physical abilities.
Pickleball A Bainbridge Island Sport
Pickleball is not only becoming very popular around the world, it is still an important part of fun and play on Bainbridge Island.
To learn more, watch this video filmed on Bainbridge Island!
Bainbridge Neighborhood: Lynwood Center
Lynwood Center Bainbridge Island
Welcome to Lynwood Center; the hub of the south end of Bainbridge Island. New and old converge in the Bainbridge Island neighborhood of Lynwood Center. Long term businesses like Walt’s Grocery have thrived in this smaller, more intimate business district. Newer businesses thrive here, as well.
The Historic Lynwood Theater has been the heart of the neighborhood since opening its doors in 1936. Now an art house, specializing in foreign films, documentaries, independent fare and classics, the Lynwood Theatre is one of few single screen theatres still in operation.
Pleasant Beach Village was built to mirror the look and feel of the original Lynwood Center structures, while still have a decidedly more contemporary feel. Diverse offerings include lodging, fashionable boutiques, culinary delights, and services.
Bainbridge Neighborhoods: Wing Point
Wing Point Bainbridge Island
The beautiful Bainbridge neighborhood Wing Point offers an enviable lifestyle, including spectacular views of Puget Sound, the Seattle Skyline, snowcapped Cascade Mountains, and the venerable Wing Point Golf and Country Club. Many of the homes even enjoy an unparalleled View of Mt. Rainier. The Point at Wing Point is the land you see as you are gliding into Eagle Harbor. Nestled between the Ferry Terminal and Yeomalt Point, it’s close to town and all its amenities, making it a popular neighborhood.
Homes in Wing Point
You will find an eclectic mix of home styles, lifestyles, and sizes in the Wing Point neighborhood. Many of the older waterfront homes originally served as summer homes for Seattle residents. Homes can also be found on the greens at the golf course, and the satellite neighbors surrounding them. CLICK HERE to preview current listings.
Wing Point Golf and Country Club
A central attraction for many homeowners in the neighborhood is the Wing Point Golf and Country Club; enjoyed for amenities like fine dining, an outdoor pool, tennis courts, and a comfortable club house for special events. Built in 1903, the club hosts several tournaments each year, and offers a reciprocal agreement with many golf clubs.
Hawley Cove Park
Only 1/4 mile from Downtown Bainbridge Island, this public waterfront park is located at 1287 Wing Point Way. The park is a shy 12 acres of upland forest, a 600-foot boardwalk with 3 viewing platforms, and is part of the Bainbridge Island Waterfront Trail System.
Blakely Rock Bainbridge Island
BLAKELY ROCK BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
I have sailed around Blakely Rock many times over the years, but never explored it. Recently I pulled our son’s run-a-bout boat up on to the beach, on the west side of the rock. I was amazed at how much there was to see! Blakely Rock Bainbridge Island.
MARINE LIFE ON BLAKELY ROCK
Not just an obstruction to keep clear of, Blakely Rock has a life of its own at low tide. Giant star fish in purple and orange, big kelp beds with bright red sea anemones, and red crabs live and thrive here. The rock formation is totally different than what popped above the water’s surface as I sailed around it, offering watery beds for the marine life.
Sea lions are a large part of marine life in Puget Sound. Not only do they like to rest on buoys all around Bainbridge Island, they also like finding a good sun spot.
Blakely Rock serves as a refuge for harbor seals. Often, you’ll see groups of seals sunning themselves on the north or west side of Blakely Rock on warm days.
TOURING BLAKELY ROCK
If you have a kayak, look for extreme low tides and launch from the public park at the south end of Rockaway Beach, to paddle to Blakely Rock. The western side of the rock has a sandy beach that is easy for small crafts to land on.
For those with less or no experience using watercraft in Puget Sound, hiring a professional tour guide is a great idea. Exotic Aquatics has been the epicenter of scuba diving and kayaking adventures on Bainbridge Island since 1990! They offer a guided tour to Blakely Rock plus a picnic lunch.
Bainbridge Neighborhood: Rockaway Beach
Rockaway Beach Bainbridge Island
Rockaway Beach is a premier waterfront residential neighborhood on the eastern shore of Bainbridge Island. Homes here enjoy no bank waterfront and spectacular views; the sparkling Seattle skyline, Puget Sound, Cascade mountains, and ferries. Once filled with summer homes, Rockaway Beach is now home to an eclectic mix of elegant homes for living year-round.
Rockaway Beach is bordered to the north by Eagle Harbor, where the Seattle/Bainbridge ferry docks. The ferry literally glides past your back yard on Rockway Beach and alternately, comes straight forward from the Seattle dock.
Evening view of Seattle skyline and the Cascade mountain range from Rockaway Beach Bainbridge Island.
The homes along this stretch, own the beach and waterfront up to a designated area in the tide line. You will see crab pots out in the waters in front of Rockaway Beach and into Blakely Harbor during Dungeness Crab season. Be sure to watch for buoys if you are headed out to kayak!
Washington State Ferry rounding the corner from Eagle Harbor, on the way to Seattle.
There is a wonderful public park at the south end of Rockaway Beach just before it turns up the hill and becomes Halls Hill. Check the tide charts and visit at low tide for maximum exploration. It is a small ½-acre park, but it expands during low tide, exposing an abundance of marine life to explore. The park contains wetlands and saltwater shoreline on Blakely Harbor, and has a picnic table, benches, and a new stairway for scuba diving access to Blakely Harbor, North Point, and Blakely Rock. It is an excellent place for diving enthusiasts to observe unique underwater fissures.
Rockaway Beach Waterfront Park
Bainbridge Neighborhood: North Town Woods
North Town Woods Bainbridge Island
The Neighborhood
North Town Woods is a small community of Craftsman homes. It is a charming neighborhood in a prime Bainbridge Island location. Classic architectural details include large, covered porches, gabled dormers, and carriage house garages with living spaces above. Several playgrounds are sprinkled throughout, including an open space in the middle; lined with homes. The wide, paved roads are often filled with bikes and dogs, and neighbors gather to chat on the sidewalks. Annual events that are hosted by the HOA, help neighbors get to know each other and maintain the friendly vibe.
Location
The North Town Woods community is made up of 70 homes on 10 acres of land in a convenient, central Island location. Downtown Bainbridge Island is only a mile away, where you will find amenities such as the Aquatic Center, Library, and the Bainbridge-Seattle Ferry. Sakai and Woodward Middle School are across the street, with a cross walk between the schools and the neighborhood, making this an extremely popular neighborhood for families.
Homeowners Association
The North Town Woods HOA is governed by a Board of volunteers from the community. The Board promotes a high level of pride of ownership and it shows in this well-maintained community of homes. The HOA also coordinates several events for the neighborhood throughout the year.
Events
April: Easter Egg Hunt
June: Last Day of school Ice Cream Social
July: 4th of July Picnic
September: Chili Cook-off
October: Pumpkin Walk
November: Helpline House Food Drive
December: Annual HOA Meeting
Bainbridge Neighborhood: Point Monroe
Point Monroe | Bainbridge Island
At the northeast point of Bainbridge is a sand spit called Point Monroe. Known locally as The Spit, it is a unique piece of the island’s real estate and much more charming than it sounds. Point Monroe offers sea-to-sky, waterfront living with nothing between you and the water, except sand.
The east side of the spit is on Puget Sound waters with major shipping lanes, and personal pleasure craft. The wide-open waterfront grants broad views from Mount Rainier to Mount Baker, and the Cascade Mountains in between. There is also a spot near the adjoining Fay Bainbridge Park where great crabbing for Dungeness can be done.
The lagoon side of the spit has a full tide change twice a day, and an opening at the northern end to get out to the Sound when tide permits. Homes have small docks and large decks overlooking the lagoon as it is rich with bird life. The water is calmer here, but you can still hear the soft rhythm of the waves just across the narrow street.
Being a natural extension off the island without a lot of trees, Point Monroe gets all day sun. This has been a funky beach neighborhood for many of the years I have lived on Bainbridge, but over the last 5-10 years I have seen a lot of redevelopment from funky beach hut with no insulation to full year-round living and spectacular homes. The complete beach lifestyle exists here with boating, kayaking, stand-up paddle boards, and beach combing.
The lots are small and the homes are close, so you need to be a good, beach loving neighbor. Residents are protective of each other and their way of life. When driving on the narrow roadway, the rule is to wave as you drive by and they will do the same; ensuring everyone sees each other. If your neighbor’s dog and/or children wander into your yard, it is because this is a tight community a shared beach to them. FUN FACT: Residents of Point Monroe have their own 4th of July Parade!
Located next door to the spit is Fay Bainbridge waterfront park. It has volleyball nets, a few camp sites, lots of washed-up driftwood, a playground and covered picnic area. The way the road bends down and loops into the residential are of the spit, you are quite separated from the park activity, but it does give kids a larger playground.
Bloedel Reserve
Bloedel Reserve Bainbridge Island
Tucked away on the north end of the island, lies a botanical treasure called Bloedel Reserve. It continues to amaze me year after year, season after season that this spectacular Nature Reserve is right here in my little community.
The History
Purchased by Prentice and Virginia Bloedel in 1951, the 150-acre property overlooks Puget Sound. In 1986 the Bloedel family gifted this incredible property to the community, and in 1988 the property was opened to the public.
When Mr. Bloedel retired, he immersed himself into the land and collaborated with many famous landscape architects, to create each different garden space on the property.
“Nature can do without man, but man cannot do without nature.”– Prentice Bloedel
The Gardens
This award-winning public garden on Bainbridge Island features 150 acres of natural woodlands and beautifully landscaped gardens, including a Japanese Garden, a Moss Garden, and Reflection Pool, and the Bloedels’ former estate home.
The property is a beautiful collection of unique areas to visit and view with winding paths through the woods and open meadows leading you on. Every season is a jewel; spring blooms, fall colors, and the occasional snow – my favorite time to visit.
Seattle Garden Designer Fujitaro Kubota was hired to create the Japanese Garden in 1956. It was an organic process with no pre-set plans and has twice been named one of the top ten Japanese Gardens in the US by the Journal of Japanese Gardening.
The Reflection Pool is another favorite place for me. A simple rectangular pool framed by sculpted hedge with a backdrop of magnificent trees. Take your time in this peaceful place.
“One of this country’s most original and ambitious gardens.” New York Times
Visit
Bloedel Reserve a fine steward of the environment with expert lectures, summer concerts, guided horticultural tours, special seasonal events. It is open all year round and every season is a wonder.
The Bloedel family home is now a welcome center where a docent can give you a tour of the home and seasonal art exhibits. Visit the moss gardens and the pond near the original Bloedel home, wander the meadows and visit the gift shop.
