Big Sister

Big Sister: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Big Sister

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Big Sister — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.85865, -122.64168. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Sister

• Shine Tidelands State Park · park · Jefferson · ~3 km · Must-see
• Point Hannon · beach · Jefferson · ~5 km · Must-see
• Coon Bay · beach · Kitsap · ~8 km · Must-see
• Heronswood Garden · sanctuary · Kitsap · ~10 km · Must-see
• Buck Lake · lake · Kitsap · ~11 km · Must-see
• Foulweather Bluff · viewpoint · Kitsap · ~12 km · Must-see
• Norwegian Point · beach · Kitsap · ~12 km · Must-see
• Point No Point Lighthouse · fort · Kitsap · ~13 km · Must-see
• Point No Point · beach · Kitsap · ~13 km · Must-see
• Appletree Cove · beach · Kitsap · ~16 km · Must-see
• Liberty Bay · beach · Kitsap · ~19 km · Must-see
• Useless Bay · beach · Island · ~19 km · Must-see
• Suquamish Museum · museum · Kitsap · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mutiny Bay · beach · Island · ~20 km · Must-see
• Double Bluff Beach · beach · Island · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kinney Point State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Port Madison · beach · Kitsap · ~22 km · Must-see
• U.S. Naval Undersea Museum · museum · Kitsap · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Sister

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Big Sister

• Hat Island · river spot · Snohomish · ~37 km · Must-see
• Whidbey Island · river spot · Island · ~42 km · Must-see
• Camano Island · river spot · Island · ~46 km · Must-see
• Vashon Island · river spot · King · ~63 km · Must-see
• Smith Island · river spot · Island · ~67 km · Must-see
• Stretch Island · river spot · Mason · ~76 km · Must-see
• Castle Island · river spot · San Juan · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fidalgo Island · river spot · Skagit · ~82 km · Must-see
• Herron Island · river spot · Pierce · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lopez Island · river spot · San Juan · ~91 km · Must-see

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