Contact the Reserve

Padilla Bay is located in Skagit County at the northeast corner of Puget Sound. It's part of the Salish Sea, which includes the Straits of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, Hood Canal, Georgia Straits, and the waters around the Gulf and San Juan islands.

Address:
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
10441 Bayview-Edison Road
Mount Vernon, WA 98273-9668
(map)

Receptionist:
360-428-1558

Fax:
360-428-1491

Department	Name	Email	Phone
Office Coordinator – Main Reception	Rachel Best	rachel.best@ecy.wa.gov	360-428-1558
Director	Jude Apple	jude.apple@ecy.wa.gov	360-428-1045
Coastal Training Program	Sara Brostrom	sara.brostrom@ecy.wa.gov	360-428-1075
Education & Community Outreach	Susan Wood	susan.wood@ecy.wa.gov	360-428-1066
Maps and GIS	Suzanne Shull	suzanne.shull@ecy.wa.gov	360-428-1092
Meeting Room Reservations	Rachel Best	rachel.best@ecy.wa.gov	360-428-1558
Research	Sylvia Yang	sylvia.yang@ecy.wa.gov	360-428-1089
Stewardship	Roger Fuller	roger.fuller@ecy.wa.gov	360-428-1098

Office hours

The Breazeale Interpretive Center is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Mask optional.
Our trails and parking lot are open dawn to dusk.
Staff are available by phone at 360-428-1558, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Directions

Interstate 5 Exit 230, just north of Mount Vernon
Highway 20 West toward Anacortes about 6 miles
Right at stop light onto Bay View-Edison Road
Farm House Inn Restaurant is at this intersection
North five miles, past Bay View State Park
Breazeale Interpretive Center will be on your right
1/4 mile past the state park