Along with Skagit Valley's beautiful tulip fields, a drive through the valley will show you that agriculture is a major component of our area. From small organic farms to large dairy farms; from apples and berries to oysters and clams.  The Chuckanut Drive Merchants Association is a group of businesses and individuals who care about our area and are proud of our agricultural heritage. Help us maintain the natural beauty of our area whether you reside here or are visiting. Please enjoy and support the following "Nature" destinations and organizations. PO Box 87, Bow, WA 98232  Bay View State Park overlooks Padilla Bay and offers picnic tables, a playground and camping. Go for a beach walk or drive north to the Breazeale Interpretive Center or south to the Padilla Bay Shore Trail. 1093 Bay View-Edison Road, Mount Vernon. 360/428-4044  Larrabee State Park is located on Samish Bay and offers eight miles of hiking trails, including two trails to mountain lakes and a nice stretch of beach. This park offers campsites, picnic tables and shelters, fireplaces, kitchens a playground, amphitheater and boat launch. 245 Chuckanut Drive, Bellingham. 360/676-2093  Breazeale Interpretive Center, located north of Bay View State Park, is headquarters for the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve--11,000 acres designated for research & education with exhibits of natural history, aquaria, estuaries, coasts and watersheds. Free admission. Wednesday - Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm all year. 360/428-1558.  Padilla Bay Shore Trail is a 2.2 mile trail from Bay View south along dike at Little Indian Slough. Pedestrians, bicycles, dogs on leash allowed. 1 mile south of Breazeale Interpretive Center.  Interurban Trail is located above Chuckanut Drive between Fairhaven in south Bellingham to Larrabee State Park.  Pacific Northwest Trail -- west end of trail stretching to continental divide. Trail head just south of the Oyster Bar. (360) 424-0407 pnt@sos.net http://www.pnt.org/ Skagitonians To Preserve Farmland "Preserving Agricultural Land for Agricultural Production" P.O. Box 2405, Mount Vernon (360) 336-3974
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