Memorial Day Weekend:
Bridge Out: Detour Directions from I-5 to SR 20 - Anacortes
Make sure to give yourself an extra hour or two of travel time, because you still have to get in line for the ferry.
I-5 is closed in both directions in Skagit County south of Burlington. Traffic is being diverted off southbound I-5 at Exit 230. For an alternate route, take eastbound SR 20, then south on S. Burlington Blvd. and west on E. College Way (SR 538) to southbound I-5.
Northbound I-5 traffic must exit at Exit 227. An alternate route is east to E. College Way to northbound Riverside Drive-S. Burlington Boulevard, then west on George Hopper Road to I-5.
To use SR 9 as an alternate northbound route, bypassing Mount Vernon, take Exit 221 at SR 534 east to northbound SR 9 to SR 20 westbound to I-5.
More info on the bridge collapse:
Washington State Ferries update
Amazing Pacific Northwest Island Experiences!
The San Juan Island Archapelago consists of a staggering 172 islands, some only visible during extreme low tide (look out boaters!), and well over 300 miles of shoreline. The three largest islands are geographically unique: Orcas being the hilliest (The tallest peak is Mount Constitution at almost exactly a half-mile elevation.), Lopez the flattest and best for easy cycling and San Juan Island is a combination of both.
The shorelines are a combination of sandy, pebbly and rocky beaches, offering clumps of bull kelp, tangles of ceday, madrona and fir driftwood. Shallow harbors offer safe harbor to shallow draft vessels like hayaks and small motorboats and deep harbors provide perfect moorage for sailboats and larger yachts. Just consult your charts before you choose which ones work for you.
The islands are famous for their resident pods of Orcas. There are three resident pods that eat salmon but also some transient orcas that come to take Harbor seals (Listen to live Orca songs here). Other marine mammals include the River otter, Steller sea lions, Common minke whales, Dall's porpoise and other cetaceans.
San Juan Island Calendar of Events
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