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Attractions near Birch Bay

Near Birch Bay: Peace Arch and other places to visit

Yearly visitors to San Juan Island National Historical Park number about 421K. The town has no place on our list of its own; 9 are within 40 miles. There are 5 museums, a landmark and a national historical park to choose from. Out of town, Mount Baker is 44 mi away.

Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
44 mi
Mount Baker
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Mt Baker
Mountain · 44 mi east

Mount Baker

Stratovolcano in Washington State, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped around Birch Bay

Most of the 9 out of town lie to the southeast.

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Orange: Birch Bay. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Everything on the list

21 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Birch Bay → · Birch Bay’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Mount Baker: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY 2.5 · North Cascades National Park: Daniel Hershman, CC BY 2.0 · Peace Arch: Arnold C (User:Buchanan-Hermit), Attribution · Fort Worden: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dungeness Spit: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Fort Casey: mikelehen, CC BY 2.0 · San Juan Island National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve: Rspang, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Baker Theatre: Benjamin Cody, Public domain · Whatcom Museum of History and Art: Benjamin Cody, Public domain · Giant Cedar Stump: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention: Feedmepaperr, CC0 · Museum of Northwest Art: Cody Logan (aka clpo13 at English Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dungeness School: Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum: AddieWillow, CC0 · Port Townsend Aero Museum: Peaceray, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Concrete Heritage Museum: 凰兰时罗, CC BY-SA 4.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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