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Islands & Northwest
Choose Bellingham, Anacortes or Friday Harbor, then plan the actual connections.
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Find your place
Islands & Northwest, a little closer.
Choose Bellingham, Anacortes or Friday Harbor, then plan the actual connections. The San Juan Islands require a ferry or flight plan; mainland towns and island days are different travel experiences.
Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.
Three places to begin.
Choose a local stop, then find food and a place to stay.
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Your next good stop.
Find a business. Put yours on the map.
Browse published places around Islands & Northwest. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Washington photographs, resized and converted to WebP. Displayed crops may vary; each image retains its listed license.
- Bellingham, WA - Fairhaven - Monahan Building, E.M. Day Building, & Terminal Building - January 2020.jpg — Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Anacortes to Friday Harbor ferry ride (36375).jpg — Buidhe, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Aerial Friday Harbor Washington August 2009.jpg — Jelson25, Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
Visitor information: Bellingham, Anacortes, Friday Harbor. Check current access, hours, weather and booking terms. Photos may show nearby attractions rather than the town center.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic boundaries. Town markers are approximate centers, not entrances or routes. WTDO regions are editorial discovery areas, not official tourism boundaries.