Eagledale Park
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Eagledale Park is a 7 acres (28,328 m²) park located in the neighborhood of Eagledale on Bainbridge Island in the state
U.S. state
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 of Washington, U.S.A.. Like several other parks on Bainbridge Island, Eagledale Park comprises land that was once a military installation. Today the park features tennis courts, an off-leash dog park, a picnic shelter, a children's play area, a sand volleyball court and a pottery studio.

In the 1950s the site was used as part of the Project Nike
Project Nike
Project Nike was a U.S. Army project, proposed in May 1945 by Bell Laboratories, to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. The project delivered the United States' first operational anti-aircraft missile system, the Nike Ajax, in 1953...

 anti-aircraft missile system.

The park occupies some of the highest ground on Bainbridge Island. On a clear day, Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano located southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of . Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most...

may be seen from the park.

The park is located on Bainbridge Island at 5055 Rose Avenue N.E.
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