Bloedel Reserve (Bainbridge Island)

Bloedel Reserve is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most serene garden destinations—a 140-acre forest garden on the north end of Bainbridge Island where nature and design blend into a peaceful landscape. Visitors wander a two-mile loop trail through woodlands, meadows, ponds, and curated gardens including a renowned Japanese Garden, moss garden, reflection pool, and rhododendron glen.

Originally the private estate of Prentice and Virginia Bloedel, the property was transformed from a former logging site into a contemplative sequence of landscapes inspired by both Pacific Northwest ecology and Asian garden philosophy. Today, the Reserve is open to the public as a nonprofit garden and nature preserve where visitors can slow down, explore, and reconnect with the natural rhythms of the region.

Plan to spend at least two hours walking the tranquil trails and discovering more than 20 distinct garden spaces—each unfolding into the next like chapters in a living landscape.