Travel Note
Orcas Island is accessed via ferry from Anacortes, Washington. Anacortes is about a two hour drive from Sea-Tac International Airport. You can hop on a ferry in one of three ways: by car, foot, or bike! Reservations are necessary if you want to travel to or from Orcas Island on the ferry via car and can be made beginning in April. Additional reservation spots on the ferry will open up two weeks from your date of departure and two days before your date of departure (we'll email you a reminder in the coming months!). If you plan to travel by car to Orcas Island, you'll need to make two reservations: one from Anacortes to Orcas Island on which ever day you plan to arrive to Orcas Island and a separate reservation from Orcas Island to Anacortes on which ever day you plan to depart Orcas Island. Reservations are not necessary if you plan to travel via foot or bike.
Travel Note
Orcas Island is, well, an island! Because of that, there are limited lodging opportunities. We encourage you to reserve a spot on Orcas--be it a hotel room, AirBnB, VRBO, or campsite--as early as possible. There are many hotels, inns, and BnBs on Orcas, but here's a few we recommend: The Outlook Inn, Landmark Inn, West Beach Resort, Rosario Resort, Deer Harbor Inn, The Inn at Ship Bay, Once In A Blue Moon Farm & Sea Lodging, and North Beach Inn
Flight
If you're traveling from Seattle and want to skip the ferry logistics, we recommend booking a flight with Kenmore Air, which flies its seaplanes and airplanes from Lake Union in Seattle and Boeing Field south of Seattle. If you're opting for this scenic (and speedy!) alternative, we suggest booking a rental car with Orcas Island Shuttle.