Gazzam Lake Preserve has a new south entrance. The Summer Trails Crew put the finishing touches on a new trailhead from Deerpath Lane last week, along with 700 feet of all-new trail through the woods.
Visitors to the park will find the new trailhead at what’s presently marked as the Peters Trail entrance, to the right of the Deerpath parking area as you face west. Newly widened, the path runs off into the woods as before, but now also forks left to a newly built trail running west. This new trail meets Gazzam Lake’s main path at the Veterane trailhead.
The park’s current Deerpath entrance (more road than trail) will be abandoned, as Kitsap PUD fences off the water towers and makes other changes in the area.
The Summer Trails Crew wrapped up the three-week Gazzam Lake project last week with final graveling and compaction. The Park District’s July volunteer Trails Work Party also put in hours there.
New signage is planned at the trail entrance.
Summer Trails Crew is a partnership of the Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation and Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District, with support from Bainbridge Community Foundation.
Getting there: Find Gazzam Lake Preserve’s new south trailhead on Deerpath Lane. Park in the usual place, then Stop! Don’t hike up the access road toward the water towers. Instead, find the newly widened area at the Peters Trail sign, start hiking into the woods and keep left as you go. New path meets old at the Veterane trailhead; turn right to find the lake.