Come and stay at a Camano Island bed and breakfast. Camano Island is a rural landscape blessed with all that the unspoiled Northwest offers. The 52 miles of picturesque shoreline, views of Mt. Baker to the north, Olympic Mountains to the west, and vistas of the Cascade mountain ranges to the east, make Camano Island ideal for those who desire a relaxed visit to a Camano Island bed and breakfast. The island has an abundance of natural splendor with twelve state and county parks and a large hiking trail system. The clear air and pristine waters of Puget Sound provide an ideal place to walk the beach gathering shells and driftwood, or just enjoy the wind ruffling your hair, not thinking about the cares in the rest of the world. Camano Island's rolling green pastures and moderate weather encourage abundant wildlife. Many species of animals - particularly birds - nest on the island. Eagles, hawks, shorebirds, snow geese, heron, and trumpeter swans all choose their paths to include stops on Camano Island. Iverson Spit, on the northeast shore of Camano, has just been called, by the Washington State Audubon Society, one of the state's best sites to bird watch. The island also boasts one of the Northwest's largest heron rookeries. A perfect "base camp" for daily sojourns, many visitors find a Camano Island bed and breakfast to have unusual accessibility for an island. No waiting in line for expensive ferries, you just drive across a bridge to access the island. Situated about 60 miles north of Seattle and about 60 miles south of Canada, Camano's close proximity to all points northwest make it an ideal jump off point for Stateside and Canadian travelers. Within one half to two hours drive are Deception Pass, Chuckanut Drive, Skagit Valley's Tulip festival, Vancouver, B.C., the North Cascades Highway, and Mount Baker. Camano Island hosts a thriving arts community, a spectacular State Park, world class Bed and Breakfast accommodations, an award winning inn, public golf, and wide-open spaces. The Center for Wooden Boats and the State of Washington manage Cama Beach, which is home to some of the last remaining old growth cedar. The island is also home to a premier coffee-roasting house, rural pastures containing a world class Alpaca breeding farm, an ostrich farm, orchid growers, fruit orchards, and a herb garden complete with a working miniature railroad. A very popular destination on the island is the 134-acre Camano Island State Park. The park offers year-round saltwater fishing for salmon and bottom fish; excellent seasonal clamming; and eighty-eight wooded campsites. A three-mile, self-guided nature trail and a series of loop trails for hiking and beachcombing also compliment the park. Additional features include an underwater park for scuba diving, a kitchen, excellent sandy-bottomed boat launching, and picnic shelters. Many visitors have remarked that Camano Island is "truly one of the Northwest's best kept secrets".