Vashon Island
Suggested Trips

 

Day   top

  • Spend the day visiting specialty shops, day spas, artists' studios, art galleries and museums.

  • Have lunch at one of the restaurants or a picnic along one of the beaches.

Overnight (several or more days)   top

  • Spend the day visiting specialty shops, day spas, artists' studios, art galleries and museums.

  • Have lunch at one of the restaurants or a picnic along one of the beaches.

  • Stay at one of the many B&Bs or other accommodation on Vashon Island. There is a special place for everyone to stay, from simple to elegant, forested to water settings, rustic to romantic, and in-town to secluded.

Excursions   top

With Vashon Island as home base, enjoy the following excursions:

  • Tacoma Glass Museum
  • Point Defiance Zoo and Park (Tacoma)

Parks   top

  • Ober Park
  • Point robinson Light House

Loops   top

  • Seattle  > Vashon Island  > Tacoma  >  Seattle
    • Seattle to Vashon Island

      Starting from the Seattle Metro Area. Take I-5 to Exit #163A from the north or Exit #163 from the south. Follow signs for the Vashon Island ferry. Take the ferry to Vashon Island (20 minute ride). Follow Vashon Hwy south to the town of Vashon.

    • Vashon to Tacoma

      Leaving Vashon, take Vashon Hwy south to the Tahlequah ferry terminal. Take the ferry to Point Defiance. Once you leave the ferry dock, turn left at the first traffice signal and follow the road into Tacoma.

    • Tacoma back to Seattle

      Leaving Tacoma, take I-5 north to Seattle.

Directions to Vashon Island   top

  • From Seattle
    • Starting from the Seattle Metro Area. Take I-5 to Exit #163A from the north or Exit #163 from the south. Follow signs for the Vashon Island ferry. Take the ferry to Vashon Island (20 minute ride). Follow Vashon Hwy south to the town of Vashon

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