Brown Bear Car Wash on Fairgrounds Road in East Bremerton is noted as the best self-serve car wash in the area. It protects cars with gentle, environmentally friendly, biodegradable detergents formulated for Northwest conditions. The facilities are clean, well-kept, and more organized and up-to-date. Customers appreciate the use of hot water for a better clean. The touchless automatic wash offers a good clean even on the cheapest option, with fun LED lights and bubblegum scented foam. Payment is by card or phone, with an app offering discounts, though some miss the previous coin token system. A session costs a few dollars for several minutes of the wand and brush. The location is recognized for being safe and without weirdos, even late at night, earning strong customer approval.
Push the button to turn the vacuums off or it will charge you max! It happens often. Even I was confused and was like, “OH I’LL USE UP THIS GUYS TIME UNTIL IT SHUTS OFF” not realizing it keeps costing extra until you manually shut them off. (Sorry!) It hasn’t been like that for 40 years.
July 2025
Just came here 11 Jul 25 around 2-3pm. Car wash and Vacuuming service was good. As I was vacuuming I left my Military issued jacket on the bench by the vacuums, totally left without it. Realized a few hours later, just came back and it was gone….
May 2025
Good spot for pickups with beds full of stuff since we can't go through a touches. Had a short wait for another vehicle but was only maybe 5 mins and the guy was courteous enough to move his car once I pulled in since he was detailing his rims and tires. Price was good as well.