The road to Artist Point, the final 2.7 miles of State Route 542/Mount Baker Highway, is closed for the season.

BIRCH BAY STATE PARK

Call (360) 371-2800
5105 Helweg Road , Blaine, WA 98230

Winter waterfowl viewing is excellent in Whatcom County. Head to Bellingham and take I-5 Exit 266, Grandview Road. Drive west eight miles and follow signs to the park.

Likely saltwater species include common loon, western grebe, surf, white-winged, and black scoters, harlequin duck, northern pintail, american wigeon, and brants. Ring-billed, bonaparte’s and glaucous-winged gulls are also possible, as are wood ducks and bald eagles. Spring and fall shorebirds include greater and lesser yellowlegs, black turnstones and marbled godwits.


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        We acknowledge that Whatcom County is located on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. They cared for the lands that included what we’d call the Puget Sound region, Vancouver Island and British Columbia since time immemorial. This gives us the great obligation and opportunity to learn how to care for our surrounding areas and all the natural and human resources we require to live. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.
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