Whidbey Island Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in the Salish Sea in Washington, United States
About Whidbey Island
Whidbey Island was once inhabited by members of the Lower Skagit, Swinomish, Suquamish, Snohomish and other Native American tribes. The first known European sighting of Whidbey Island was during the 1790 Spanish expedition of Manuel Quimper and Gonzalo López de Haro on the Princesa Real. The island was fully explored in 1792 byCaptain George Vancouver. In May of that year, Royal Navy officers and members of Vancouver's expedition, Joseph Whidbey and Peter Puget, began to map and explore the areas of what would later be named Puget Sound. After Whidbey circumnavigated the island in June 1792, Vancouver named the island in his honor. The first known overnight stay on Whidbey Island by a non-native American was made on May 26, 1840 by a Catholic missionary during travel across Puget Sound. Li
Top Attractions in Whidbey Island
Explore the best things to see and do in Whidbey Island:
- ★Admiralty Head Lighthouse
- ★Hope Island State Park
- ★Skagit Island
Whidbey Island Travel Guide Sections
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