Destinations · Washington
Camano Island
WA · 48.1823, -122.5044
From Camano Island, Washington, Byway's registries place 18 scenic byways, 3 public land units and 1 campground within 30 miles.
Understand
Camano Island is named for the Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño. Charles Wilkes, during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842, named it MacDonough Island in honor of Thomas MacDonough for his victory of the Battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. Following this theme, Wilkes named the body of water between Camano and Whidbey Island after MacDonough's flagship the Saratoga. When Henry Kellett reorganized the official British Admiralty charts in 1847, he removed Wilkes' name MacDonough and bestowed the name Camano, which the Spanish had originally given to Admiralty Inlet in 1790.
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Cascade Loop · 5 mi · national
- CLINTON FERRY ZONE VIC WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 20 VIC KEYSTON FERRY ZONE · 5 mi
- JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP · 5 mi
- PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE · 8 mi
- JCT SR 19 VIC PORT HADLOCK TO VIC FORT FLAGLER STATE PARK · 11 mi
- JCT STARBIRD RD TO JCT BOW HILL RD-- SCENIC AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR · 12 mi
Public land
- San Juan Islands National Monument · 16 mi
- Olympic National Forest · 24 mi
- Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · 26 mi
Campgrounds
- Louella Cabin · 30 mi
Lookouts
- Ralph E. White Memorial Obsercation Deck · 27 mi
- Samish Overlook · 30 mi
Named places
- Pearson House Museum · 7 mi
- Stanwood Area Historical Society · 7 mi
- Veterans Memorial of Stanwood · 7 mi
- Fort Casey · 8 mi
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse · 8 mi
- Alexander Blockhouse · 9 mi
- Island County Museum · 9 mi
- Scenic Heights · 9 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Whidbey Island · 5 mi
- Greenbank · 7 mi
- North Sound · 7 mi
- Coupeville · 9 mi
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve · 9 mi
- Langley · 11 mi