Location: Washington < USA
Nearest Airport:
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at 50
Miles
Nearest Ferry:
Mukilteo-Clinton at 16
Miles
Nearest Train:
Seattle at 40
Miles
Nearest Beach:
beach at 0.1
Miles
Car: necessary
Whidbey Island is the largest Island in Puget Sound. It has extensive farmland, forest, shoreline vistas, parks, bays and coves. It is accessible by Deception Pass Bridge on the north, Mukilteo Ferry on the south. Note-able towns: Coupeville (one of oldest in WA, museum, art galleries, antiques), Langley (historic atmosphere, Whidbey Is. Kayaking, antiques, art, specialty shops), Oak Harbor (largest on Island, Holland Gardens/Park, Whidbey Is Naval Air Station, seaplane base, Civilian Conservation Corps Interpretive Center). Sites of interest: Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (17,500 acres, natural & historic sites). Fort Ebey State Pk., Fort Casey State Pk., (19th cent. fortications/museum). Crockett Lake, fresh water activities. Deception Pass State Pk. (water / beach activities). Scuba diving at State Pks. Self-guiding auto tour map at Island County Historical Museum/ Coupeville.