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Visitor information for the
Bellingham and
Whatcom County Area
Whatcom
County, Washington State
 Our Bellingham Area includes all of Whatcom County, Washington
State.
Whatcom County is the most northwest county in Washington
State. Its northern boundary is the Canadian
Border, its western boundary is the San Juan Islands, and its eastern border
is the Cascade Mountains.
The incorporated cities in Whatcom County are; Bellingham,
Blaine, Everson, Ferndale, Lynden, Nooksack, and Sumas.
The communities of Alger, Birch Bay, Clipper, Custer,
Deming, Glacier, Kendall Maple Falls, and Van Zandt are unincorporated
communities in Whatcom County. They
are included on our Whatcom County page.
The Bellingham / Whatcom County Museum building, the old
City Hall shown above, represents the grandeur of the turn of the Century
(1900’s) in the Bellingham Area. The
economy of the area was logging, lumber mills, coal mining, and commercial
fishing.
Interstate-5 goes through
western Whatcom
County. The cities of Blaine,
Ferndale, and Bellingham are located on
Interstate-5. Whatcom County is a
portal to British Columbia, Canada, the San Juan Islands of Washington State
and the Canadian Gulf Islands. It is
also the beginning of the Mt. Baker Scenic Byway with its ski area and back
country hiking, camping, and in the winter cross country skiing and
snowmobiling.
The links below are for
city pages about each area.
The links will take you to visitor
information for each area.
Bellingham
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Blaine
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Historic Downtown /
Waterfront
Historic Fairhaven
North end /
Malls Area
Bellingham is the largest
city in Whatcom County and is located on Bellingham Bay. Interstate-5 cuts through Bellingham.
Whale Watching - from Bellingham
into the San Juan Islands.
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Downtown / Waterfront
Birch Bay
Border Crossing
Information
Blaine is located on
Interstate-5 at the Canadian Border with the United States.
Blaine is about 20 mi.
north of Bellingham
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Cities, towns, and
villages of
Rural Whatcom County
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Ferndale
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Whatcom County
The towns and villages of Acme, Deming, , Everson,
Glacier, Maple Falls, Meridian,
and Nooksack are included on this page.
The Mt. Baker Scenic Byway
from the San Juan Islands to Mt. Baker through the Nooksack River Valley in
rural Whatcom County. A 60 mile
scenic byway.
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Ferndale
Ferndale is located on
Interstate-5 about 8 mi. north of Bellingham.
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Sumas
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Lynden
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Sumas is located about 35 minutes northeast of Bellingham on the
Canadian Border. A busy border
crossing connects Sumas with Abbotsford, BC, Canada. The north end of WA-9 (SR-9) is at the
border crossing in Sumas.
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Lynden
Lynden is located about 15 miles north of Bellingham on WA-539
(Interstate-5 Exit 256 / Meridian
Exit)
Lynden’s heritage is Dutch and they celebrate their
heritage, especially in their Historic Downtown on Front Street.
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Whale Watching
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Border
Crossing Information
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Whale Watching in the San Juan Islands
Experience the breath-taking San
Juan Islands and see some whales, too. On these 70-90 mile cruises into the San Juan Islands, you will experience a seven hour
long narrated scenic tour by qualified naturalists. There are always at
least 2 on board. The San Juan Islands are
home to extensive bird species like the Tufted Puffin, Peregrine Falcon and
Bald Eagle, as well as Harbor Seals, Porpoises, Sea Lions, Minke & Gray
Whales.
Whale Watching
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Plan on crossing over the border into Canada? We have a page with border crossing information
and links to government agency web pages.
Border Crossing
Information
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