Indianola is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States, located on the north shore of Port Madison on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, home of the Suquamish Indian Tribe.

[3] It lies on the north shore of Port Madison, just east of Miller Bay.

Indianola was formed on the portion of the Port Madison Indian Reservation which had been allotted to KaKue aka "Beedee" in 1886.

In the early 20th century, most transportation on Puget Sound was by steamer, and a community's dock was often its only lifeline to the outside world.

Such was the case for the young community of Indianola Beach, and by 1918 a steamer was docking there every weekend.

Cyrus Beede Pickrell, who had been Indian Agent for the Port Madison Reservation, moved to Indianola Beach from Suquamish with his family in 1920.

The Indianola Beach Improvement Club was incorporated in 1928 to raise more building money.

The club acquired some lots from W. L. Gazzam, which were raffled off with the proceeds going toward the purchase of property on which to build the structure.

By 1929, three passenger boats left the Indianola dock for Seattle every day, and the 1930s brought more connections to the outside world.

Kitsap County's naval bases and facilities brought a population boom during World War II, and many families settled in Indianola.

It was not until after 1957 that the name of the post office was changed from Kitsap to Indianola, due to the confusion caused by its sharing a name with the county.