Shopping
Blaine Shopping - I-5 Exit 275 - Cost Cutter Grocery Store, Rite Aid, Dollar Tree, and more.
Birch Bay Square - Shopping Outlet I-5 Exit 270 - The Market at Birch Bay and more.
Bellis Fair Mall - I-5 Exit 258 - Department stores; JCPenney, Dick's Sporting Goods, Kohl's, Target, Macy's, Torrid, Old Navy, Forever 21, and many, many more!
Cordata Shopping Center - I-5 Exit 258, Guide Meridian - An array of shops and eateries as well as Furniture Warehouse.
C-Shop - Birch Bay - (seasonal) Homemade candy and bakery items. A Birch Bay favorite!
Bay Center Market - Local grocery store in Birch Bay proper.
Lynden - This "Dutch" town is a favorite for a touch of Holland and quaint village shops. For more places to shop, go to: http://www.bellingham.org/activities/shopping/
Birch Bay - Things to do
http://www.birchbayvillage.com/birch_bay.html
Dining
There are plenty of dining facilities to meet all tastes and pocketbooks. Below are restaurants in the Birch Bay and Blaine area. To view and see what's happening at restaurants in the Whatcom County visit, Taste of Whatcom Restaurant Guide.
Birch Bay: CJ's Restaurant, Shore's Restaurant, and Bay Breeze Restaurant. Also, open from May to September is the famous Birch Bay icon, The C Shop.
<View Birch Bay Restaurants here>Blaine: Pizza Factory, Paso del Norte Family Mexican Restaurant, Chada Thai, Jack Neimann's Black Forest Steakhouse, Peach Arch City Cafe, Tony's Just A Bite, The Vault, Westside Pizza, and The Gateway 1890 Taphouse and Grill restaurant. Resort Semiahmoo offers Stars, a four-star restaurant; Packers, great for casual dining offering lunch and dinner and Pierside, casual dining for dinner and Sunday Brunch. Loomis Trail Golf Club and Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club also offers fabulous dining that is open to the public. View Blaine Restaurants here.
View White Rock, BC Restaurants here.
View Vancouver, BC Restaurant here.
View Fraser Valley, BC Restaurants here.
Theatres
Mount Baker Theatre - Bellingham
Bellingham Theatre Guild - Bellingham
Regal Barkley Village 16 IMAX & RPX Cinema - Bellingham
Pickford Cinema (Foreign & Independent films) - Bellingham
Criterion White Rock - White Rock, B.C.
Rialto Twin - White Rock, B.C.
PARKS
Birch Bay State Park - Open year-round, Birch Bay State Park is the largest state park on the Washington coast. Just minutes from Birch Bay Leisure Park, it's a great place to spend the day! Birch Bay State Park offers 167 campsites and several picnic areas sheltered by large fir trees that sit just off the beach. Picnic areas are complete with tables, barbecue grills, group fire rings and washrooms.
Terrell Marsh Trail - Is a one-half mile loop interpretive trail offering an opportunity to experience both forest and marsh environments. One of the last saltwater and freshwater estuaries in this part of Washington, this area has the second largest heron rookery in Washington State.
Semiahmoo Park - Located just north of Birch Bay, the park sits on a spit of land that is home to Semiahmoo Museum. At the end of the spit sits the world-class resort, Resort Semiahmoo. Summertime allows the jogger or biker the best of both sides of the harbor, take the MV Plover foot ferry between Semiahmoo and Blaine Harbor. It's fun for kids of all ages!
Peace Arch State Park - Peace Arch State Park is a 20-acre day-use park open everyday. The park features a commemorative, concrete arch that straddles the border of Blaine, Washington and British Columbia, Canada. Activities include the annual "Hands Across the Border" celebration attracting more than 30,000 visitors.For more area parks visit the following websites:
Northwest Parks and Recreation Division 2 - Serving Blaine & Birch Bay http://nwparkandrec.org/
Whatcom County Parks: http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/parks/parksandtrails.jspBellingham Parks: http://www.cob.org/services/recreation/parks-trails/index.aspx
Ferndale Parks: http://www.cityofferndale.org/government/departments/public-works/parks-recreation/parks-list-amenities/
Blaine Parks: http://www.cityofblaine.com/index.aspx?NID=475
Lynden Parks: http://www.lyndenwa.org/?page_id=22
Golf Courses
Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club - 18 hole, Arnold Palmer designed course
Loomis Country Club - Custer - 18 hole.
Grandview Golf Course - Custer
Riverside Golf Course - Ferndale
Dakota Golf Course - Custer
Rodaro Golf Range - Birch Bay
Miniature World Mini - Golf - Birch Bay
Raspberry Ridge - full service restaurant open 7 days a week. Visit website
Recreation
Mount Baker Ski Area - 1 hour away
Whistler Resort - 3 hours north in British Columbia
Grouse Mountain - Great skiing only 1+ hour north in British Columbia
Cypress Bowl - Skiing just 1+ hour north in British Columbia
Seymore Mountain - Ski Resort just 1+ hour north in British Columbia
Jim's Salmon Charter - departs from Blaine Harbor (360) 332-6724
MV Plover - (seasonal) Ferry rides along the Blaine waterfront to Semiahmoo Resort
Birch Bay Water Slides - (seasonal) A family favorite. Enjoy the "Black Hole", a 60" hydrocliff, River Raft and Giant Water Slides. Visit website
Video Impact - Birch Bay - Rent the latest videos and DVD's
Miniature World Mini -Golf & Go-Carts - Birch Bay
Whisper on the Bay - Day Spa in Birch Bay Sandcastle Resort
Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce
For other on-going activities happening on the bay, go to the Birch Bay Chamber's web site at www.birchbaychamber.com for up to date information.
