Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Stop and visit, it's free! Nice aquariums, lots of information about Padilla Bay

We stopped at the Padilla Bay State Park and had a picnic lunch. Continuing up the road, we saw the sign for the Reserve and decided to take a peek. A busload of kids left as we entered and we had t...

Great educational programs

Love this tacitly. It provides a variety of programs for adults and young learners. They make use of their location to inform on aquatic sea life, birds, and foliage on their grounds, or nearby state...

Fortunate to have this located in the SKAGIT Valley, great classes, and resource center!

I adore this facility. They have staff eager to help you better understand the sea life, birds, and foliage of this region. Lovely walking trail and education center.

Small, Cozy, Free (well donations accepted)

Worth your time. It only takes one hour maximum to visit and it is packed with great information, especially for kids but we still learned some stuff as well. The sign at the road said open Wed-Sun ...

Beautiful Bay

A Saturday afternoon drive brought us to Padilla Bay. We are visitors from California, staying in nearby Mt. Vernon for the Tulip Festival. There is a $10 day use fee, with a sizeable parking lot. ...