Chuckanut Drive and Washington’s first state park

This day on the route

Planned date

September 17, 2026

The day

Walking

Planned walking

6.8 miles

Day 11: 6.8 planned walking miles in the Chuckanut corridor. Water-line work starts September 15, 2026. State Parks notices differ on closure details: camping is closed, and day-use access may change. Confirm the walking passage and available facilities directly with Larrabee before travel.

Route overview, not turn-by-turn directions.

The 6.8 planned miles follow the Chuckanut corridor beside Washington’s first state park. Water-line construction overlaps this stage; check directly with Larrabee about current access.

Chuckanut Drive follows steep ground above Samish and Chuckanut bays. WSDOT’s historic-highway account records its opening to automobile traffic in 1916 and describes a narrow roadway with limited shoulders and restricted sight distance. Its short distances on a map follow a coast where the road has little room to spare.

Larrabee became Washington’s first state park when the state accepted a land donation from Frances Larrabee in November 1915. It was initially called Chuckanut State Park and received the family’s name in 1923. State Parks also records that a landslide delayed the planned road dedication, an early reminder that this coastal setting has always shaped access.

Water-line construction is scheduled to begin September 15, 2026, before this planned stage. State Parks’ project page and park alert give different closure details: the project lists a broad closure through an estimated May 31, 2027, while the park alert closes camping through June 15 and describes changing day-use access. Check directly with the park before traveling.

Day 11 has 6.8 planned walking miles in the Chuckanut corridor, followed by nine miles toward Bellingham. The coast connects the forested Skagit chapter with the city beside Bellingham Bay.

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