In 2002, Land Trust identified the Rockaway Beach shoreline property as a prospective conservation property. The Land Trust and its volunteers helped to negotiate an option agreement with the landowner, and provided legal support in the negotiations, working in partnership with the City of Bainbridge Island’s Open Space Commission. The City purchased the property using levy funding, eventually transferring it to the BI Metro Park and Recreation District which owns and manages this park. This beachfront park has sweeping views of Seattle and the Cascade mountains, and contains wetlands and saltwater shoreline near Blakely Harbor. Picnickers have access to a table and benches, while divers can use a stairway for scuba diving access to Blakely Harbor North Point and Blakely Rock. Low tides provide excellent marine life viewing.