Directions
Padilla Bay is about 70 miles north of Seattle near Anacortes, Wash.
Phone
360-428-1558
Activities
BIKING, BOATING, HIKING, HUNTING, DOCUMENTARY SITE, OBSERVATION SITE, INFORMATION SITE, PHOTOGRAPHY, PADDLING, SWIMMING
Camping Reservations
Reserve your campsite at these camping areas:
Hiking Trails
Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails:
Related Link(s)
More Washington Recreation Areas
National Estuarine Research Reserve System — Padilla Bay, WA
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Website
Most of the 11,000 acres of the reserve encompasses extensive seagrass meadows, tidal flats and sloughs, salt marshes, and upland forests and meadows. Key species include seagrass (Zostera marina and Zostera japonica), Dungeness crab, salmon, brant, bald eagle and peregrine falcon. Major activities at the reserve include research and education about Puget Sound. Research activities include characterizing and mapping major plant and animal communities, monitoring water quality and control of non-native species. Educational activities include free programs for people of all ages, free public exhibits, aquarium and trails.
