Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker

Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker sits at 190 feet elevation along the byway connecting the SR 5 vicinities of Burlington and Bellingham, facing 210 degrees toward the southwest. The terrain drops 190 feet within 600 meters of the marker. The view extends across Samish Island and its surroundings, taking in the Samish Island Acres Community Garden to the south-southwest at 3.9 miles, Samish Beach to the southwest at 4.3 miles, and Samish Island Park at 4.4 miles. Smith & Vallee Sculpture Park lies south-southeast at 4.5 miles, with the Samish Island Beach Access and the Samish Island - Goldston Conservation Easement further southwest between 4.9 and 5.0 miles. More distant points include Paintbrush Point Overlook at 6.5 miles and Vendovi Island Preserve at 6.7 miles, both to the west or west-southwest, and Guemes Mountain Viewpoint to the southwest at 7.9 miles and 669 feet elevation. Bellingham is 8.9 miles to the north, Mount Vernon 15.6 miles south-southeast, and Oak Harbor 24.5 miles south-southwest. The next stop along the route is Madrone Crest Viewpoint.