About Skagit Valley

The Skagit Valley

When my husband and I moved to the Valley back in 1994, we thought that it would be a good change from the city. We never dreamed that we would end up staying and loving the Skagit Valley. We often find ourselves making excuses not to leave the Valley these days. We have found a wonderful home for our family and hope to be able to raise our children here.

Skagit County is located on the I-5 corridor between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia. It is 24 miles wide (East and West)] and includes several islands in the Puget Sound. The Skagit Valley is a place of beauty and a source of pleasure to those who choose to call it their home. Mount Vernon was picked as the best small town in the United States for 1997. Along with all the outdoor activities you can do, there is plenty of shopping, churches, and schools throughout the county. For higher learning, there is Skagit Valley College and Washington State University (Extension). Snowcapped Mount Baker (Whatcom County), elevation 10,000 feet, dominates the northeastern edge of the county and is the start of the North Cascades wilderness area and National Park. The Skagit River, which is famous for steelhead and salmon fishing and serves as important bald eagle feeding grounds, begins in the North Cascade mountain area. The upper Skagit has three hydro-electric dams which provide power for the Northwest. Below the dams the Skagit flows through the "upper valley" and continues through 100,000 acres of fertile farmland before emptying into Puget Sound.

The Tulip Festival The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is held every year in April. People travel from all over the world to see the miles and miles of many different colors of tulips and daffodils. The Bald Eagle The Skagit river is the home to many Bald Eagles. Since many Salmon return to the Skagit River to spawn the Eagle's have found the Skagit to be an excellent fishing spot.   Berry Dairy Days The Annual Berry Dairy Days is a celebration of two important industries surrounding Burlington, Washington. Starting in the 1930s with the Burlington Volunteer Fire Department's Annual Fall Harvest, the event moved to June as a Strawberry Festival in 1938. Sometime in the next 10 years, the dairy industry was added and Berry Dairy Days was born!   Activities Whale Watching Fishing Eagle Watching Hiking Rafting Bicycling Kayaking Skiing Swimming Water Sports of all kinds