Washington (state)

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Often called Washington State to distinguish it from Washington, DC, Washington offers rugged coastline, mountains, volcanoes, and hundreds of coastal islands to explore. The

Cascade Mountains bisect the state, with the damp coastal areas to the west, and the deserts and farmland of the

Columbia Plateau to the east.

Regions

Cascade Mountains
Columbia Plateau
Olympic Peninsula
Puget Sound
San Juan Islands area

Counties

Western Washington

Eastern Washington

Cities

West of the Cascades

Allyn -- Allyn overlooks the shoreline of North Bay-Case Inlet on Puget Sound.
Bainbridge Island -- a 35 minute ferry ride from Seattle
Bangor -- Submarine Base for Naval Base Kitsap
Belfair -- Home of Theler Wetlands
Bellevue
Bellingham
Bremerton -- The Kitsp Peninsula's largest town
Burley
Brownsville
Chico
Dewatto
Fox Island
Friday Harbor
Gig Harbor -- Southern gateway to the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas
Gorst
Hansville -- Beautiful beaches and a wonderful lighthouse
Holly
Indianola -- Quaint waterfront community, mostly residential
Keyport -- Home to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.
Kingston -- 30 minute ferry ride from Edmonds
Kirkland -- Lakefront town across from Seattle with cute downtown
Manchester
Olympia -- State capital
Olalla
Ocean Shores -- Popular resort area separating Greys Harbor from the Pacific Ocean
Port Gamble -- Historic lumber mill town established in 1853 and still company owned
Port Orchard -- County seat for Kitsap County
Port Townsend -- historic town
Poulsbo - Known as "Little Norway
Purdy
Renton
Retsil
Seattle -- the largest city in the Pacific Northwest.
Seabeck
Silverdale -- Shopping center for the Kitsap Peninsula
Southworth
Suquamish -- Home of the Suquamish Tribe
Tacoma -- several good museums
Tahuya
Tracyton
Vancouver, Washington
Union -- At the bend of Hood Canal, spectacular views

East of the Cascades

Pullman -- home of WSU, Washington State University
Spokane -- not as dull as you might expect. Largest city east of the Cascades.
Richland -- and Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland, the "tri-cities area."

Other destinations

Anacortes, Fidalgo Island, and the San Juan Islands.
Camano Island
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park - the only temperate rain forest in the United States

Understand

Talk

Get in

By plane

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, (Airport code: SEA), called "SeaTac" by locals, connects Seattle to all regions of the world, with especially frequent transpacific routes. Alaska Airlines provides something approximating discount air fare to and from the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California.

Spokane International Airport, (Airport code: GEG).

By train

Amtrak has 3 routes into Seattle's King Street Station. These routed are Amtrak Cascades, Coast Starlight and Empire Builder

By car

From British Columbia

Interstate 5 and the Peace Arch 1 (http://www.borderlineups.com/peace.htm) crossing is the main port-of-entry to Washington from Canada, though expect to be in queue for awhile when crossing here. An alternative to crossing at the Peace Arch, is to take the Pacific Crossing 2 (http://www.borderlineups.com/pachwy.htm) via British Columbia Provencial Route 15, which typicaly has much shorter queues, and is the commercial truck crossing. It continues on as Washington State Route 543, and runs right onto Interstate 5. Both crossings are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

From Oregon

Interstate 5 (and Interstate 205) provide access from the greater Portland area. Interstate 82 / US 395 provides access from eastern Oregon to the tri-cities area of Eastern Washington. For a more scenic entry, try taking US Route 101 along the Washington and Oregon coast, but be aware for the numerous speed traps in the small cities.

From Idaho

Interstate 90 is the main route in via Coeur D'Alene, but US 2 provides access to the northern parts of Idaho and Washington.

By bus

Get around

See

Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens

Do

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Get out

External links

Washington Tourism (http://www.tourism.wa.gov/) Official site of Washington State tourism
State of Washington (http://access.wa.gov/) Official state information web site

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