Chuckanut Drive
Chuckanut Drive is a State Scenic Byway in Washington. Within Washington it covers roughly 21 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Chuckanut Drive with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
State Route 11 carves along the wooded cliffs of Chuckanut Mountain south of Bellingham, one of the few places where the Cascade foothills meet salt water directly. The narrow, winding road overlooks Samish Bay and the San Juan Islands, with oyster bars and Larrabee State Park along the way. It is one of the oldest scenic roads in the state.
- Samish Bay overlooks
- San Juan Islands views
- Larrabee State Park
- oyster bars
- SR-11
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.