Tom’s Camano Island guidebook
Camano/Stanwood Food scene
These are local spots on the island and in Stanwood that we like to eat on a regular basis.
We love this spot when we are hungry for great local food and thirsty for some local beers. When you eat here...you feel like a local. I highly recommend the crab roll....the bread is a treat and the crab is always local and fresh. Be sure and get an order of the street corn and fried cauliflower as well.
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Tapped Camano
848 N Sunrise BlvdWe love this spot when we are hungry for great local food and thirsty for some local beers. When you eat here...you feel like a local. I highly recommend the crab roll....the bread is a treat and the crab is always local and fresh. Be sure and get an order of the street corn and fried cauliflower as well.
This is a great spot to pick up some food to take home or sit out on their patio and watch the golfers wiz by in their carts. Fresh bar and grill food with a little something for everyone. My favorites are the mushroom fries, gambit salad, salmon tacos and nachos with chicken. Big portions that will fill you up and please your tastebuds. Super friendly staff.
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Rockaway Bar & Grill
326 NE Camano DrThis is a great spot to pick up some food to take home or sit out on their patio and watch the golfers wiz by in their carts. Fresh bar and grill food with a little something for everyone. My favorites are the mushroom fries, gambit salad, salmon tacos and nachos with chicken. Big portions that will fill you up and please your tastebuds. Super friendly staff.
You may not think you find fresh and legit thai food in the Skagit Valley, but Thai Thai Kitchen will not disappoint. Great for dine in or takeout. We love this new little hotspot. Family owned and run by a wonderful and friendly family. Mom and son cook in the kitchen and their cheerful daughter works front of house. We always get the Tom Kha soup to share and then usually something from the house specials page. My husband is obsessed with the Crispy Basil Chicken. I like to bring on the heat with an order of Angry Seafood or Pla Pad Pik Thai Dom. They make all of their own condiments so be sure to explore those as well.
Thai Thai Kitchen Stanwood
9819 270th Street NorthwestYou may not think you find fresh and legit thai food in the Skagit Valley, but Thai Thai Kitchen will not disappoint. Great for dine in or takeout. We love this new little hotspot. Family owned and run by a wonderful and friendly family. Mom and son cook in the kitchen and their cheerful daughter works front of house. We always get the Tom Kha soup to share and then usually something from the house specials page. My husband is obsessed with the Crispy Basil Chicken. I like to bring on the heat with an order of Angry Seafood or Pla Pad Pik Thai Dom. They make all of their own condiments so be sure to explore those as well.
The guys at Baked Cafe are killing it with their burgers. Their buns are made on site and grab a bag while there (or a loaf of homemade cinnamon raisin bread). The burgers i have eaten here definitely exist in rarified air. So juicy and so much flavor!! They are always doing specials so stop in often. They even serve up breakfast specials.
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The Baked Cafe
848 N Sunrise BlvdThe guys at Baked Cafe are killing it with their burgers. Their buns are made on site and grab a bag while there (or a loaf of homemade cinnamon raisin bread). The burgers i have eaten here definitely exist in rarified air. So juicy and so much flavor!! They are always doing specials so stop in often. They even serve up breakfast specials.
A restaurant in a state park?? You betcha and it is incredible. This is a great spot to have lunch on the weekends. Be sure and check their hours as they are only open several days a week. Its a great spot for a soup and sandwich combo. Be sure and take home with you a fresh frozen pie to bake at home. They also have frozen chicken pot pies. Both just like grandma used to make.
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Cama Beach Cafe and Catering
1880 W Camano DrA restaurant in a state park?? You betcha and it is incredible. This is a great spot to have lunch on the weekends. Be sure and check their hours as they are only open several days a week. Its a great spot for a soup and sandwich combo. Be sure and take home with you a fresh frozen pie to bake at home. They also have frozen chicken pot pies. Both just like grandma used to make.
Needing a quick burrito or handmade tamale fix? This local roadside spot is the place for you. My order is the burrito Linda with red pork and smothered in green sauce. I also often will add a chicken tamale smothered in mole sauce. Be sure and get some of their homemade salsas.
Taqueria Mi Cocina
9913 WA-532Needing a quick burrito or handmade tamale fix? This local roadside spot is the place for you. My order is the burrito Linda with red pork and smothered in green sauce. I also often will add a chicken tamale smothered in mole sauce. Be sure and get some of their homemade salsas.
It's always nice to have a reliable and friendly teriyaki spot close by. This is our spot! They have a great bim bim bap and spicy teriyaki chicken. Get the bento box for a full meal experience. Brown rice available. Super friendly brothers run front of house....and make some pretty decent sushi as well.
Happy Teriyaki
9730 Washington 532It's always nice to have a reliable and friendly teriyaki spot close by. This is our spot! They have a great bim bim bap and spicy teriyaki chicken. Get the bento box for a full meal experience. Brown rice available. Super friendly brothers run front of house....and make some pretty decent sushi as well.
Blue Heron Kitchen and Bar is Camano's latest restaurant addition. It is a very popular spot for lunch and very lively for dinner. We love the appetizer section.
Blue Heron Kitchen and Bar
Blue Heron Kitchen and Bar is Camano's latest restaurant addition. It is a very popular spot for lunch and very lively for dinner. We love the appetizer section.
I have been going to this same spot for the most amazing cookies since the mid 80's when it first opened. Be sure and try the maple walnut cookie, my favorite!
The Cookie Mill
9808 WA-532I have been going to this same spot for the most amazing cookies since the mid 80's when it first opened. Be sure and try the maple walnut cookie, my favorite!
Groceries
This is your one stop shop for all things local and fresh. Awesome deli section and full pharmacy. Great place to stop as you enter Stanwood to load up on groceries. Big organic section as well.
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Haggen
26603 72nd Ave NWThis is your one stop shop for all things local and fresh. Awesome deli section and full pharmacy. Great place to stop as you enter Stanwood to load up on groceries. Big organic section as well.
The IGA on the island is where you will most often find me doing my grocery shopping. Be sure and pick up a slice of Wild Crow pie (Whidbey Island, WA) or Skagit's Best Salsa Co. salsa.
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Camano Plaza IGA
370 NE Camano DrThe IGA on the island is where you will most often find me doing my grocery shopping. Be sure and pick up a slice of Wild Crow pie (Whidbey Island, WA) or Skagit's Best Salsa Co. salsa.
Looking for a pint of Lopez Island ice cream? Camano island hoodie? bottle of ketchup? bag of dorritos? case of beer? Huntington's is your one stop shop for a quick fix of anything you might need. Great spot to pick up a crab trap and your license as well. Their logo clothing is a must have souvenir.
Huntington's Corner Grocery
671 West Brokaw RoadLooking for a pint of Lopez Island ice cream? Camano island hoodie? bottle of ketchup? bag of dorritos? case of beer? Huntington's is your one stop shop for a quick fix of anything you might need. Great spot to pick up a crab trap and your license as well. Their logo clothing is a must have souvenir.
If you are looking for farm fresh (literally just pulled out of the ground) produce, be sure and stop at this local farm stand (cash, check or venmo). This is a self service vegetable stand of some of the most amazing tasting veggies you will ever have. Rachel, the farmer, knows how to grow great food.
Island Harvest Farm
825 Arrowhead RoadIf you are looking for farm fresh (literally just pulled out of the ground) produce, be sure and stop at this local farm stand (cash, check or venmo). This is a self service vegetable stand of some of the most amazing tasting veggies you will ever have. Rachel, the farmer, knows how to grow great food.
Need some Magic cards? Board games? Melissa and Doug toys? A case of beer? crab bait? a can of pringles? Stop at this small grocery store. Also check out Lands End for burger, chicken strips or a rootbeer float.
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Elger Bay Grocery station
1992 S Elger Bay RdNeed some Magic cards? Board games? Melissa and Doug toys? A case of beer? crab bait? a can of pringles? Stop at this small grocery store. Also check out Lands End for burger, chicken strips or a rootbeer float.
City/town information
Bow Edison is the perfect pit stop before doing the infamous Chuckanut Drive. Get a loaf or several at the world renowned Bread Farm. Stop for a bit to eat at Slough Food and pick up items for your pantry. Walking the main street is like stepping back in time to the wild Pacific Northwest.
"Over time, Edison, which enjoys one of the most pleasant locations in the valley, out of the shadow of the mountains and right along mellow Samish Bay, has become a magnet for the types of people who like the idea of life in a place like this—artists, artisans, bakers, urbanites-turned-farmers.
Today, with just one main drag, Edison manages two very good bakeries (Breadfarm, perhaps one of the West Coast's best, and the charming Farm to Market Bakery, on the edge of town), multiple breakfast joints (there's the eclectic Tweet's Café, or the classic Edison Café, great for French toast), a popular taqueria (Mariposa), thoughtful, farm-to-table dinners at The Rhody, sizzling steaks, chilly Samish Bay oysters and dancing on the weekends at the classic Old Edison."
-Food and Wine
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Edison
Bow Edison is the perfect pit stop before doing the infamous Chuckanut Drive. Get a loaf or several at the world renowned Bread Farm. Stop for a bit to eat at Slough Food and pick up items for your pantry. Walking the main street is like stepping back in time to the wild Pacific Northwest.
"Over time, Edison, which enjoys one of the most pleasant locations in the valley, out of the shadow of the mountains and right along mellow Samish Bay, has become a magnet for the types of people who like the idea of life in a place like this—artists, artisans, bakers, urbanites-turned-farmers.
Today, with just one main drag, Edison manages two very good bakeries (Breadfarm, perhaps one of the West Coast's best, and the charming Farm to Market Bakery, on the edge of town), multiple breakfast joints (there's the eclectic Tweet's Café, or the classic Edison Café, great for French toast), a popular taqueria (Mariposa), thoughtful, farm-to-table dinners at The Rhody, sizzling steaks, chilly Samish Bay oysters and dancing on the weekends at the classic Old Edison."
-Food and Wine
La Conner is the perfect day trip spot to experience everything magical about the Skagit Valley. Its a very peaceful drive through stunning open farmland showing all the best the valley has to offer. This small water town is loaded with shops, restaurants and even an art museum. Give yourself several hours to explore.
Some of my favorite places to shop at are Bunnies by the Bay, Nasty Jack's, Pac Nor Westy, B. U. tiful, and Cassera art gallery. A massive sandwich at Calico Cupboard is a must. Looking for a great spot to eat dinner check out Fork or COA. COA is our current obsession....fresh and innovative mexican food by a local family.
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La Conner
La Conner is the perfect day trip spot to experience everything magical about the Skagit Valley. Its a very peaceful drive through stunning open farmland showing all the best the valley has to offer. This small water town is loaded with shops, restaurants and even an art museum. Give yourself several hours to explore.
Some of my favorite places to shop at are Bunnies by the Bay, Nasty Jack's, Pac Nor Westy, B. U. tiful, and Cassera art gallery. A massive sandwich at Calico Cupboard is a must. Looking for a great spot to eat dinner check out Fork or COA. COA is our current obsession....fresh and innovative mexican food by a local family.
Chuckanut Drive, the sea-level Skagit Valley farmlands lie before you with views to the west of the San Juan Islands before the road starts rising. More than 10 curvy miles hug the cliffs of the Chuckanut Mountains, flashing views of the Salish Sea bays and islands below as you wind your way through the towering evergreen forest. The route was used during Prohibition by bootleggers coming in from Canada.
Our two favorite stops along Chuckanut Drive are the Oyster Bar and Taylor's Shellfish Farm. The Oyster Bar is a quintessential PNW old school restaurant tucked into the roadside. You feel like you are eating in a treehouse. The view is definitely the wow factor at this spot. Taylor's is the spot to hit if you like your oysters fresh from the see. This is their farm spot where all the oysters are pulled from and shipped to Seattle. Eat at picnic tables right on the beach.
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Chuckanut
Chuckanut Drive, the sea-level Skagit Valley farmlands lie before you with views to the west of the San Juan Islands before the road starts rising. More than 10 curvy miles hug the cliffs of the Chuckanut Mountains, flashing views of the Salish Sea bays and islands below as you wind your way through the towering evergreen forest. The route was used during Prohibition by bootleggers coming in from Canada.
Our two favorite stops along Chuckanut Drive are the Oyster Bar and Taylor's Shellfish Farm. The Oyster Bar is a quintessential PNW old school restaurant tucked into the roadside. You feel like you are eating in a treehouse. The view is definitely the wow factor at this spot. Taylor's is the spot to hit if you like your oysters fresh from the see. This is their farm spot where all the oysters are pulled from and shipped to Seattle. Eat at picnic tables right on the beach.
Places to visit on Camano
We love doing the Hobbit Trail at the Iverson Spit. Easy walking trails and great driftwood beach on Port Susan. Nice spot to hang out and have a picnic lunch.
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Iverson Trail Preserve
3 Iverson RdWe love doing the Hobbit Trail at the Iverson Spit. Easy walking trails and great driftwood beach on Port Susan. Nice spot to hang out and have a picnic lunch.
You probably didn't come to Camano to visit an art gallery, but....whoa. This is a spot not to be missed simply for a peaceful stroll through the forest/sculpture park. So many fun and over the top pieces of outdoor sculpture and installations for the entire family to enjoy. Be sure and check out the gallery as well and get in touch with the creative side of some truly amazing artists.
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Matzke Fine Art and Design
2345 Blanche WayYou probably didn't come to Camano to visit an art gallery, but....whoa. This is a spot not to be missed simply for a peaceful stroll through the forest/sculpture park. So many fun and over the top pieces of outdoor sculpture and installations for the entire family to enjoy. Be sure and check out the gallery as well and get in touch with the creative side of some truly amazing artists.
Camano island is blessed with two state parks. Cama State Park is my favorite. They have an awesome lunch cafe and a beautiful community center that displays quilts from the Cama State Park Quilters. Head down to the beach to explore the reconditioned fishing cabins from the 1930's that have been completely restored and available for overnight rentals. The Center for Wooden Boats is the crown jewel. Beautifully restored boat house is home to dozens of wooden boats for you to explore and touch.
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The Center for Wooden Boats @ Cama Beach State Park
1880 W Camano DrCamano island is blessed with two state parks. Cama State Park is my favorite. They have an awesome lunch cafe and a beautiful community center that displays quilts from the Cama State Park Quilters. Head down to the beach to explore the reconditioned fishing cabins from the 1930's that have been completely restored and available for overnight rentals. The Center for Wooden Boats is the crown jewel. Beautifully restored boat house is home to dozens of wooden boats for you to explore and touch.
Anytime someone comes to visit us on Camano island we always take them to Barnum Point. There is either the upper loop trail with sweeping views South to Mt Rainer or the beach route that takes you around the point down on the water. A definite must get out and do.
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Barnum Pont Preserve
278 S Sunrise BlvdAnytime someone comes to visit us on Camano island we always take them to Barnum Point. There is either the upper loop trail with sweeping views South to Mt Rainer or the beach route that takes you around the point down on the water. A definite must get out and do.
Everyone likes a little pampering during a getaway. We go to Camano Nails and Spa every 2 to 3 weeks to get pedicures. The women that work there are very friendly and do great work without breaking the bank. The do great manicures as well. Be sure and book your same day appointment.
Camano Nail & Spa
Everyone likes a little pampering during a getaway. We go to Camano Nails and Spa every 2 to 3 weeks to get pedicures. The women that work there are very friendly and do great work without breaking the bank. The do great manicures as well. Be sure and book your same day appointment.
Camano Activities
Kirk at FloatSkagit is awesome and happy to help you with rentals of kayaks, canoes, and the awesome Perception Hi Life kayak SUP hybrids. They provide multiple day rentals and delivery service. Its a great option to have all the water toys you need waiting at your rental.
Float Skagit
Kirk at FloatSkagit is awesome and happy to help you with rentals of kayaks, canoes, and the awesome Perception Hi Life kayak SUP hybrids. They provide multiple day rentals and delivery service. Its a great option to have all the water toys you need waiting at your rental.