Northwest Washington

Northwest Washington is in the North Cascades region of Washington.

Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Bellingham and Anacortes.

Bellingham

Bellingham, the "City of Subdued Excitement", is a city of 92,000 people in the northwest region of Washington State. It is the northernmost city in the contiguous 48 states.

Anacortes is a city in the northwest region of Washington State. It's the ferry terminal gateway to the San Juan Islands. It is the only city on Fidalgo Island, which is separated from the mainland by the narrow Swinomish Channel.

Mount Vernon

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Mount Vernon is a city in the Northwest Washington region of Washington State, the county seat of Skagit County. It is in the heart of Skagit Valley and home to the yearly Tulip Festival.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Blaine and Sedro-Woolley.

Blaine

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Blaine is a city in the Northwest Washington region of Washington. "The Peace Arch City" is the major land border crossing between Western Washington and the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada.

Sedro-Woolley

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Sedro-Woolley is a city in The Skagit Valley in the Northwest Washington region of Washington State.

Point Roberts

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Point Roberts is a small community in the Northwest Washington region of the state of Washington, a tiny piece of the U.S. where the only road in or out is through Canada.

Lynden

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Lynden is a city of almost 15,000 people in the Northwest Washington region of Washington State. Lynden pays homage to its Dutch heritage.

Ferndale

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Ferndale is a city in the Northwest Washington region of Washington State, North of Bellingham on I-5.

Burlington

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Burlington is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. Its population was recorded as 9,152 in the 2020 census. Burlington is located approximately halfway between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada.

Sumas

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Sumas is in Whatcom County in the Northwest Washington region of Washington State. It has a major land border crossing into British Columbia, Canada.

Mount Baker

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1 Mount Baker in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is a major outdoor recreation area east of Bellingham in northwest Washington State. It is one of the five major stratovolcanoes in the state that have produced over 200 eruptions in the last 12,000 years.