BIKE RENTALS
Fairhaven Bike
1103 11th St., Bellingham, (360) 733-4433
Fanatik Bike Co.
2025 James St., Bellingham, (360) 756-0504
Jack’s Bicycle Center
1907 Iowa, Bellingham, (360) 733-1955
Birch Bay Surrey Co.
Birch Bay, (360) 371-0142
Semiahmoo Marina
9540 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine, (360) 371-5700
Glacier Ski Shop
Glacier, (360) 599-1943
Bikin’ by the Bay
Birch Bay, (360) 371-5620
BOAT RENTALS
Fairhaven Boatworks
Kayaks, rowboats and sailboats (14-23 foot). Rentals for use in Bellingham Bay.
Next to Bellingham Cruise Terminal in Fairhaven, (360) 714-8891
Johnson Outdoors
Rents many types of kayaks. Car racks available.
2470 Shalashan Loop, Ferndale, (360) 366-4013
Samish Park
Non-powered boat rentals on Lake Samish.
673 N. Lake Samish Drive, Bellingham, (360) 733-2363
Silver Lake County Park
Rents rowboats, pedal boats and canoes.
9006 Silver Lake Road, Maple Falls, (360) 599-2776
CRUISES
Island Mariner Cruises
Whale watching and pleasure cruises departing from Bellingham’s Squalicum Harbor.
www.orcawatch.com
(360) 734-8866
Victoria-San Juan Cruises
Daily round-trip excursions from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal to Victoria, B.C. through the San Juan Islands.
www.whales.com
(360) 738-8099
San Juan Island Commuter
Daily foot-passenger cruises from mid-May through Labor Day to Orcas Island and Friday Harbor. Also offers whale-watching cruises.
www.islandcommuter.com
(360) 734-8180
CHARTERS
Bellingham Bay Sailing
Excursions on a 34-foot sailing sloop. Offers day cruises, sunset cruises, multi-day skippered charters and sailing courses.
(360) 393-9160
Gato Verde Adventure Sailing
Offers educational charters from two to seven days on a 42-foot catamaran. Also offers day trips and sunset tours on Bellingham Bay.
www.gatoverde.com
(360) 220-3215
Sail Away
Explore the San Juan Islands on a 50-foot wooden-hulled boat that departs from Lummi Island. Offers day and overnight trips and sunset sails.
www.sailaway.net
(360) 305-0835
Sail the San Juans
Offers 6-day fully crewed charters to the San Juan Islands and 12-day wilderness trips up the southern portion of the Inside Passage.
www.stsj.com
(360) 671-5852
Shawmanee Charters
This 65-foot sailboat offers single and multi-day trips and Wednesday night Chowder Charters with chowder from Boundary Bay Brewery.
www.bellinghamsailing.com
(360) 734-9849
Rosy Custom Cruises
Sail aboard Rosy, a 36-foot motor cruiser that holds up to six passengers.
www.rosycruises.com
(360) 676-0740
Northwest Navigation
Trips aboard the historic 1929 motor vessel David B. to the San Juan Islands or Alaska.
www.nwnavigation.com
(877) 670-7863
San Juan Sailing & Yachting
Offers weekend charters and classes for power boats and sailboats. Also offers guided flotillas through Desolation Sound and the San Juan Islands.
www.sanjuansailing.com
(360) 671-4300
Bellhaven Charters
Charters power boats and sailboats for week-long trips. Also offers weekend sailing classes.
www.bellhaven.net
(360) 733-6636
NW Explorations
Charters a fleet of Grand Banks cruisers up and down the Pacific Coast, from Mexico to Alaska. Also offers guided flotillas around Vancouver Island and southeast Alaska.
www.nwexplorations.com
(360) 676-1248
Sail Northwest Charters
Offers bareboat and skippered charters on three sailboats. Crewed vacations travel around the San Juan Islands and up to Princess Louisa Inlet.
www.sailnw.com
(360) 305-6169
Waypoint Charters
Local broker who helps people find and plan boating vacations around the world, from crewed sailboats to bareboat yachts.
www.waypointcharter.com
(360) 656-5934
GO KARTS
Miniature World Family Fun Center
Kidz Karts and racing karts, miniature train ride, petting zoo and miniature golf.
4620 Birch Bay-Lynden Road, Birch Bay, (360) 371-7700
GOLFING
Dakota Creek Golf Course
18-hole public regulation course. Green fees $14 to $26.
3258 Haynie Rd., Custer, (360) 366-3131
Homestead Farms Golf Resort
18th hole features the only par 5 to an island green in the Pacific Northwest. Green fees $30 to $60.
200 East Homestead Blvd., Lynden, (800) 354-1196 or (360) 354-1196
Lake Padden Golf Course
18-hole densely treed municipal golf course with a hilly back nine. Green fees $18 to $30.
4882 Samish Way, Bellingham, (360) 738-7400
North Bellingham Golf Course
18-hole Scottish-style links course with water and sand traps throughout. Green fees $28 to $45.
205 W. Smith Rd., Bellingham, (360) 398-8300
Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club / Loomis Trail
Two courses alternate on odd/even days for public play. Green fees $45 to $75.
8720 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine, (360) 371-7015
Point Roberts Golf & Country Club
18-hole course with views of the Strait of Georgia. Green fees $40 to $65.
196 Marine Drive, Point Roberts, (360) 945-4653
Shuksan Golf Club
This 18-hole course was a four-star pick in Golf Digest in 2004. Green fees $20 to $30.
1500 E. Axton Road, Bellingham, (360) 398-8888
Sudden Valley Golf and Country Club
18-hole golf course that is open year-round. Green fees $37 to $48.
4 Clubhouse Circle, Bellingham, (360) 734-6435
Grandview Golf Course
This 18-hole course is flat for easy walking with bountiful water hazards and trees. Green fees $20 to $24.
7738 Portal Way, Custer, (360) 366-3947
Raspberry Ridge
9-hole course with large greens. Green fees $13 to $23.
6827 Hannegan Rd., Everson, (360) 354-3029
Birch Bay Village Golf Course
9-hole course designed by Keith Coleman.
8169 Cowichan Road, Blaine, (360)371-2026
Sea Links Golf Course
9-hole course with a new driving range.
7878 Birch Bay Drive, Birch Bay, (360) 371-5400
GUIDED CLIMBING SCHOOLS
American Alpine Institute
Offers hikes, rock climbing, glacier tours, ice climbing and three-day ascents to the summit of Mount Baker.
www.aai.cc
(360) 671-1505
Peregrine Expeditions
Offers rock climbing and mountaineering classes and guided trips.
www.peregrineexpeditions.com
(360)393-8098
KAYAKING
Elakah Expeditions
Guided half-day to multi-day sea kayaking trips from Bellingham and Lopez Island.
www.elakah.com
(360) 734-7270
Moondance Sea Kayaking Adventures
Guided sea kayaking trips around Bellingham, the San Jaun Islands or Vancouver Island.
www.moondancekayak.com
(360) 738-7664
Northern Lights Expeditions
Offers whale-watching kayaking tours in the U.S. and Canada and trips up the Inside Passasge.
www.seakayaking.com
(360) 734-6334
FLOAT TRIPS
Wild and Scenic River Tours
Offers whitewater rafting trips on the North Fork of the Nooksack River, from Glacier to Maple Falls.
www.wildandscenic.com
(360) 599-3115
Pacific NW Float Trips
Offers family float trips and eco-tours on the Nooksack River.
www.pacificnwfloattrips.com
(360) 378-1349
HISTORIC RIDES
Lake Whatcom Railway
3-hour ride on a vintage train. Runs Tuesdays and Saturdays, July and August.
Highway 9, near Wickersham, (360) 595-2218
Looking back on Bellingham Bay
Learn the history of Bellingham during this 2.5 hour sunset cruise on Thursday evenings in July and August.
(360) 676-6981
Plover Ferry
Restored 1944 foot ferry makes a 12-minute crossing from Semiahmoo Spit to Blaine.
(360) 332-5742
SPRINT/STOCK CAR RACING
Hannegan Speedway
Motocross, flat track, off-road and Enduro Cross racing.
4212 Hannegan Road, Bellingham, (360) 734-8295
WATERSLIDES
Birch Bay Waterslides
Features four large slides, 60 foot hydrodrop speed slide, black hole tube slide, a wide ramp slide, a tame river ride, three kiddie slides, a giant hot tub, sand volleyball court and more.
4874 Birch Bay-Lynden Road, Birch Bay
List courtesy of the Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism
