The road to Artist Point (the final section of SR 542) and Highway 20 (starting at Ross Dam Trailhead) are both closed for the season.

Birch Bay Polar Bear Plunge

🌊 Take the Plunge into the New Year! 🌊 Kick-off 2025 with a splash at the Birch Bay Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day! Whether you're a seasoned polar plunger or a first-timer, it’s a thrill you won’t forget (and we promise—it’s really not THAT cold)! ❄️ 

✨ Registration is FREE! ✨ Help us make this event even better by registering online at www.birchbaychamber.com or on-site starting at 10 AM at the WECU Warming Tent (Birch Bay Beach Park, 7930 Birch Bay Drive). Every registration helps us plan for future funding, so rally your friends and family to sign up too! 

🎶 Stay for the Fun! 🎶 Warm up with hot drinks and live music at the WECU Warming Tent. Enjoy family-friendly activities brought to you by Blaine Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2. All participants will be treated to a FREE bowl of chili or chowder—because you’ve earned it!

Starts: January 01, 2025

Time: Registration Starts at 10 a.m. - Plunge at 12 p.m.

Admission: Free to Register

Location: Birch Bay Beach Park
7930 Birch Bay Dr., Blaine, WA 98230

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Produced By: Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce

Contact Person: Sacha Sanguinetti

Phone: 360-371-5004

Email: sacha@birchbaychamber.com

        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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