Goat Island Wildlife Area

Goat Island Wildlife Area: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this island: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Goat Island Wildlife Area

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Goat Island Wildlife Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.36276, -122.53107. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Goat Island Wildlife Area

• Fort Whitman · fort · Skagit · ~0 km · Must-see
• MONA: Museum of Northwest Art · museum · Skagit · ~5 km · Must-see
• Skagit Bay · beach · Island · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cornet Bay · beach · Island · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fidalgo Island · river spot · Skagit · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bowman Bay · beach · Skagit · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Erie · viewpoint · Skagit · ~15 km · Must-see
• Whistle Lake · lake · Skagit · ~15 km · Must-see
• Anacortes Community Forest Lands · park · Skagit · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Lake Dam · lake · Skagit · ~22 km · Must-see
• Padilla Bay · beach · Skagit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Burrows Island Lighthouse · beach · Skagit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Skagit County Playfields Trail · trek · Skagit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saddlebag Island Marine State Park · park · Skagit · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve · sanctuary · Island · ~26 km · Must-see
• Castle Island · river spot · San Juan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Guemes Island · river spot · Skagit · ~28 km · Must-see
• Whidbey Island · river spot · Island · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Goat Island Wildlife Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Goat Island Wildlife Area

• Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve · sanctuary · Island · ~26 km · Must-see
• Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Island · ~30 km · Must-see
• Spencer Spit State Park · sanctuary · San Juan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Meerkerk Gardens · sanctuary · Island · ~39 km · Must-see
• San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · San Juan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Blind Island Marine State Park · sanctuary · San Juan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Moran State Park · sanctuary · San Juan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kinney Point State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Clark Island Marine State Park · sanctuary · San Juan · ~52 km · Must-see

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