Ft. Nuggent Park Oak Harbor, Wa

Ft. Nugent Park, Oak Harbor, WA. is located on beautiful Whidbey Island. This 40 acre Community Park is located at 2075 SW Ft. Nugent Street. What you'll find at Fort Nugent Park: • a large community built playground • 5 soccer fields • 2 football / soccer fields • 1 baseball / football field • 1 full basketball court • 2 volleyball courts • an 18 hole disk golf course • restrooms / concession building • walking trails • a wetland / natural area • a public art display • over 350 parking spaces Ft. Nugent Park is located across the street from the beautiful, gated development of Whidbey Links Estates and the residential neighborhood of Fireside. Next to Ft. Nugent Park are the neighborhoods of Ft. Nugent Highlands and East Park. It is also located close to town and the waterfront trails of Windjammer Park. We hope that when you are visiting Whidbey Island that you will enjoy Ft. Nugent Park, Oak Harbor, WA. Whidbey Island Real Estate and Oak Harbor Homes For Sale

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Oak Harbor, WA. What a Great Place to Live and Work

Oak Harbor, WA. What a Great Place to Live and Work

What's it like around our town, the city of Oak Harbor, WA. We are a Navy community with a Naval Air Station (NAS Whidbey Island), which we are very proud of, a bar-b-que joint that is fantastic, a Dutch heritage that permeates our town, and just all-around good people. I think it you watch this video, produced locally in Oak Harbor, you will get a taste of what our town has to offer. Come visit and stay awhile. I think you will be glad you did. You may wonder why a real estate broker would be writing a blog like this. It's because we love living here and are very proud of our home town. Why do I love it? Oak Harbor, WA. What a Great Place to Live and Work

Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce Interview

Recently, we had the opportunity to sit down with Jill Johnson, the executive director of the Oak Harbor, Wa. Chamber of Commerce. We were able to discuss the exciting year in front of us and what the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce was anticipating for 2011. In our interview, Jill mentions the updating of Pioneer Way in Downtown Oak Harbor as well as the need for all of the local businesses and Oak Harbor residents to be involved in the community.




If you would like more information about our beautiful city of Oak Harbor, please email us or contact the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

Whidbey Island Campgrounds & Parks

We would like to introduce to you some of the awesome parks on beautiful Whidbey Island. Whidbey Island has parks for every interest and includes dry camping, partial and full hookups. Some with a water view and some in woodsy areas, you get to pick. We've included some other fun events and activities you may want to partake in while you are camping in the surrounding areas of the parks. Whidbey Island has some of the best dungeness crab, all types of clams, mussels, and fishing found anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, especially salmon.

If you ever decide to take a trip to Washington state, Whidbey Island should be on your list of places to visit. If you are going to come experience Whidbey be sure to do it during June through September, for the best weather. Fortunately we do not have as much rain as Seattle does because we are in a rain shadow, but we do have a few gray days. The temperature during those months is very mild and ranges from 60 to 80 degrees in the warmer months of July and August. Whidbey Island is approximately 2-1/2 hours drive north of Seattle.

It's a pretty drive that will bring you to Deception Pass Bridge, where your eyes will not be able to fully take in the spectacular views from the top of this bridge. Whidbey Island is approximately 50 miles in length and has many quaint small towns. The summers on Whidbey Island are so pleasurable and pleasant - as you will find out for yourself.

When you complete the drive all along Whidbey Island, you will reach the town of Clinton which is the southern most town. This is where you can take the Mukilteo ferry which will take you to Mukilteo on the mainland, and then onto I-5 towards Seattle. Those are the only two ways to drive onto Whidbey Island, unless you have your own boat or fly in on a small plane. There is a small air strip which allows small planes to come and go to Whidbey.
Our goal in this blog is to bring you as much information about our beautiful parks, areas of interest, events and other places to stay. Each article features a different park with a link to more information online for reservations and pricing. We hope you find it helpful. Happy camping to you all!

Entrance to Deception Pass State Park

1st Park - Deception Pass State Park
Deception Pass State Park has to be the most popular state park in the state of Washington. It features a very large camping area for RV's and for tents some with dry camping and full hook ups. There are 167 tent sites and 143 utility spaces. 5 hiker/biker sites, two dump stations, 7 restrooms and 6 showers. These sites are spread out in three different locations in the park. The maximum campsite length is 60 feet.


Deception pass bridge as seen from the
state park beach area below.



In the park you can walk to Cranberry lake, go for a swim in the warmer summer months or fish right off the edge of the lake. There is also a walking beach area where your view of the bridge is amazing. Take a picnic lunch and sit on the picnic tables and just have a fun day where the kids can play along the shoreline. You can also fish for salmon right off the shore under the bridge. This is an area where salmon are in abundance when the salmon are running.

At Deception Pass State Park you are close to Fidalgo Island which is just north of the bridge, yet just a few minutes drive to Oak Harbor. Whatever it is you decide to do at this park for relaxation and pleasure - it has it all.

Information & Photos contributed by: Mary Gaines

Time to Review Your Annual Credit Report

Rick Schutte, Broker/Owner of Coldwell Banker Koetje Real Estate in Oak Harbor, Wa. interviews Lyn Bankowski, senior loan originator, from AlaskaUSA Mortgage about the need of checking your annual credit report.

In this interview, Lyn mentions the free reports can be found at https://www.annualcreditreport.com/. This central site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies.  AnnualCreditReport.com is the official site to help consumers obtain their free credit report.  You can also go to http://ftc.gov/freecreditreport for more information. 
The Fair Credit Reporting Act guarantees you access to your credit report for free from each of the three nationwide credit reporting companies every 12 months.

For more information on credit reports and real estate, please contact us at any time.  

Oak Harbor Gated Community

Since I’ve been working with a family in Whidbey Links Estates, an Oak Harbor gated community in the heart of town, I’ve really come to understand why they love their neighborhood so much. Bill & Gina have a 2.5 year old son and another one on the way. Safety and convenience are really important since they both work in Oak Harbor and value their time with family. Who wants to spend an hour+ in the car commuting if they can spend that time with family instead? Since they live about 15 minutes from NAS Whidbey and about 5 minutes from many of the stores in Oak Harbor, life is easier and they spend more time doing fun stuff like playing with their son, cooking, golfing, photography and building model trains.
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Whidbey Links Estates is one of the few gated communities in Oak Harbor and the residents enjoy the added security of a gate and safety of living on a cul-de-sac. Many of the homes have a view of Oak Harbor’s golf course, Whidbey Golf & Country Club, and everyone has private access to the 6th hole via a gravel path from the end of their street. All that said, one of my FAVORITE features is the less than 5 minutes it takes Bill & Gina to walk to the park across the street. Ft. Nugent park is a 40 acre community park complete with 5 soccer fields, 2 football/soccer fields, a baseball field, basketball court, 2 volleyball courts, an 18 hold disc golf course, walking trails, a large community built playground and even a concession stand. This is the place to be if you’re a kid (or kid at heart).





If you’re interested in learning more about this Oak Harbor Gated Community, Ft. Nugent Park or the surrounding area please give me a call, email or visit my fanpage at: The Good Life on Whidbey Island. To see listings in this area go to: http://www.whidbeyrealestate.com/


Theresa Jones, Realtor. jones@whidbeyrealestate.com 360-969-6141

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North Whidbey Real Estate Update

by Hal Hovey

There was some good news for our local real estate market in April: Home sales for the month of April on North Whidbey Island were up 18% from a year ago, and median prices were up almost 2% from a year ago! Some of the increase in sales may be due to a last-minute scramble to take advantage of the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit before it expired on April 30th, so it is too early to declare that the real estate market is in full recovery. But this good local news follows on the heels of positive state news as well. Home sales in Washington State were up 32% for the first quarter of 2010 compared to 2009, and Island County as a whole has seen a 39% increase in sales for the year-to-date ending April 30, 2010. We’ll continue to watch for signs of market movement and let you know what we see!