Travel Arrangements

If you are flying in...

Your flight must arrive Friday, May 28th BEFORE 3pm and leave Monday, May 31st AFTER 3pm.

We can arrange transportation to Camp Colman, which is less than an hour away from the airport, SEA - Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport. So please try to arrive at the specified times.

If you are driving...

You must reach the campsite by 5:30 pm on Friday and plan to leave around noon on Monday.

Driving Directions

YMCA CAMP COLMAN [ official website ]
20016 Bay Road KPS
Longbranch, WA 98351
253-884-3844

Here's the location, on google maps.


Find Your Route

From Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia

  1. Take I-5 into Tacoma.

  2. Take WA Highway 16 (exit #132) west toward Gig Harbor/Bremerton.

  3. Go past Gig Harbor and take the Hwy 302 exit to Purdy/Key Center. Signs for Joemma Beach will let you know that you are going the correct way.

  4. At the stop light (presently a 76 gas station) turn left and cross the water.

  5. Follow the main road through Key Center making no turns. The road does make a slight Y before Key Center, stay to the left following the main road.

  6. Continue through Home. Just at the edge of Home you will cross a bridge. One mile beyond the bridge, turn right on Whiteman Road.

  7. After 2.3 miles, take a sharp right onto Bay Road.

  8. Go about 1 mile and take the gravel road to the left of the Y. (Going right will take you to Joemma Beach.) Follow along the water, over the spit road and into camp.

  9. Park in the parking lot and walk to the main lodge.

From Bremerton

  1. Follow HWY 3 south past Bremerton, take HWY 16 south towards Tacoma.

  2. Take the Purdy/Key Center exit into Purdy.

  3. Turn right at the 76 gas station.

  4. See number 5 thru 9 in the From Seattle directions.

From Southworth (via the ferry from Fauntleroy)

  1. From the ferry landing, take Sedgewick Road to HWY 16.<

  2. Go East toward Tacoma.

  3. See number 2 thru 4 in the From Bremerton directions.

SEATTLE SIKH RETREAT '10
Ice the Vice

Memorial Day Weekend
May 28-31, 2010

Young Professionals & Students
Age 18-39

YMCA Camp Colman
Longbranch, Washington

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REVIEWS FROM LAST YEAR

"I think divan both morning and evening went great. Reinsabaye was awesome. Awesome!!! Boating, wall climbing, giant swing was fun fun!!!"

"The volunteers made the weekend flow very well. I enjoyed the sangat, kirtan, boating and oranges."

"The humility of all the sevadars made it a very smooth experience. Divan was blissful."

"For the second year in a row, SSR has been a wonderful experience. I’ve made some life long friendships and met an amazing sangat."

"I have experienced some of the BEST moments of my life with the SSR sangat – Infinite Thanks to Waheguru Almighty!!!"

"Thank you for making me feel proud to be Guru’s Prince/Princess. Thank you for making my memorial day weekend so memorable!"