Samish Island Guidebook
Local Breweries
Small but good brewers of UK and Ireland style craft beers with a NW twist. No food but Food carts during summer weekends.
9 locals recommend
North Sound Brewing Co.
17406 WA-536Small but good brewers of UK and Ireland style craft beers with a NW twist. No food but Food carts during summer weekends.
Great brewers of ales and lagers with a restaurant offering a popular fast-casual dining menu.
10 locals recommend
Bastion Brewing Company
12529 Christianson RdGreat brewers of ales and lagers with a restaurant offering a popular fast-casual dining menu.
Food scene
Good Food , Beverage selection and Live Music,along with a fun backyard patio.
21 locals recommend
The Old Edison
5829 Cains CtGood Food , Beverage selection and Live Music,along with a fun backyard patio.
Good Oyster Burgers on the back Patio! This is in Edison and the back patio is on the slough. It's about an hours paddle by Kayak ,if you can find the right waterway in, but worth it.
23 locals recommend
Longhorn Saloon
5754 Cains CourtGood Oyster Burgers on the back Patio! This is in Edison and the back patio is on the slough. It's about an hours paddle by Kayak ,if you can find the right waterway in, but worth it.
Taylor Shellfish Farms
2182 Chuckanut DrGreat Shellfish varieties for sale.
Great Fresh Baked Goods including Cinnamon rolls to take home and bake, Good coffee and a wide variety of treats as well as nutritious breakfast pastries. Their affiliated Rhody Cafe is next door as well as an interesting antique store.
13 locals recommend
Farm To Market Bakery
5507 Chuckanut DrGreat Fresh Baked Goods including Cinnamon rolls to take home and bake, Good coffee and a wide variety of treats as well as nutritious breakfast pastries. Their affiliated Rhody Cafe is next door as well as an interesting antique store.
Neighborhoods
The quaint town of Edison is set between agricultural fields and the Samish Slough. It has about a dozen small business comprised mostly of restaurants and art galleries.The Edison Inn, Terramar Brewery and Longhorn Saloon have fun back patios.
31 locals recommend
Edison
The quaint town of Edison is set between agricultural fields and the Samish Slough. It has about a dozen small business comprised mostly of restaurants and art galleries.The Edison Inn, Terramar Brewery and Longhorn Saloon have fun back patios.
La Conner is a small town along the Swinomish Channel with many small art galleries and shops to explore. It also has good restaurants and a brewery like Calico Cupboard and La Conner Brewery. The Tulip and Daffodil fields are nearby and can be enjoyed from approximately March (Daffodils) thru April(Tulips).
Large flocks of Snow geese,Tundra Swans and Trumpeter Swans migrate to these same fields during the winter months(Approx. Late Oct.thru early late March)
91 locals recommend
La Conner
La Conner is a small town along the Swinomish Channel with many small art galleries and shops to explore. It also has good restaurants and a brewery like Calico Cupboard and La Conner Brewery. The Tulip and Daffodil fields are nearby and can be enjoyed from approximately March (Daffodils) thru April(Tulips).
Large flocks of Snow geese,Tundra Swans and Trumpeter Swans migrate to these same fields during the winter months(Approx. Late Oct.thru early late March)
Fun seaside community with a wide variety of restaurants, shops, brewery and during the summer,Alaska Ferry Terminal Operations. The train runs thru Fairhaven as well. Drive the scenic Chuckanut Drive to get to and from Fairhaven. Bellingham is just north as is Western Washington University.
122 locals recommend
Fairhaven
Fun seaside community with a wide variety of restaurants, shops, brewery and during the summer,Alaska Ferry Terminal Operations. The train runs thru Fairhaven as well. Drive the scenic Chuckanut Drive to get to and from Fairhaven. Bellingham is just north as is Western Washington University.
Arts and Entertainment
Fun historic theater with diverse calendar of performers and shows.
16 locals recommend
Lincoln Theater
712 S 1st StFun historic theater with diverse calendar of performers and shows.
Good food, beverage selection and live music on the main "Commercial" Ave. of Anacortes.
29 locals recommend
Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery
320 Commercial AveGood food, beverage selection and live music on the main "Commercial" Ave. of Anacortes.
Educational
An interpretive Center with and emphasis on the birds and Marine life of the area. It puts on classes for all ages and has access to the beach.
12 locals recommend
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
10441 Bayview Edison RdAn interpretive Center with and emphasis on the birds and Marine life of the area. It puts on classes for all ages and has access to the beach.
Approximately 2 mile (each way) Dike walkway offering great views of Padilla Bay tributary and Agricultural fields. Parking at the north end is across the street from the gate to trail, just up the hill to the left, on 2nd street .South end parking is next to the entrance.
11 locals recommend
Padilla Bay Trailhead
Shore TrailApproximately 2 mile (each way) Dike walkway offering great views of Padilla Bay tributary and Agricultural fields. Parking at the north end is across the street from the gate to trail, just up the hill to the left, on 2nd street .South end parking is next to the entrance.