Samish Island Campground and Retreat Center

Our annual 8-day sesshin (and occasionally other events) are held at this wonderful retreat center in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. The Center and it's staff have been incredibly welcoming and hospitable during the decades we have been gathering there. You can learn more about the Center by visiting their website.

The Center is located in Skagit County, Washington at 11633 Scott Rd, Bow, WA 98232.

Note: Although it's called Samish Island, it's connected to the mainland and you can drive there.

Getting there

For a Google map and directions, click HERE.

Directions from the South:

• Take I-5 north (to Vancouver).
  
• North of Mt. Vernon and Burlington, take Exit 231, Chuckanut Drive (Hwy 11).
  
• Go 2.9 miles NW on Chuckanut Drive to Allen corner (grocery & espresso stand).
  
• Turn left (west) onto Allen West Rd.
  
• Go 3.15 miles to Farm To Market Rd.
  
• Then right (north) 0.25 miles on Farm To Market Rd. to D’Arcy Rd.
  
• Left (W) 1.3 miles on D’Arcy to Bayview-Edison Rd.
  
• Right (north) on Bayview-Edison Rd for 2.0 miles to “T” (Samish Island Rd).
  
• Left (west) onto Samish Island Rd and follow it 2.2 miles to Scott Rd
  
• (as you enter onto the “island”)
  
• Right on Scott Rd 0.2 miles to the camp entrance on your left.
  
• Turn into this driveway and park behind the small cabins.
  
• Total distance from freeway at Exit 231 to the camp entrance is 12.0 miles.

Directions from the North:

• South of Bellingham on I-5 south, take Exit 236 (Bow/Edison Road) and turn right (west) onto Bow Hill Road.
  
• Follow Bow Hill Road to the town of Edison, after crossing Chuckanut Drive (Highway 11).
  
• After winding through Edison the road turns south and becomes Farm to Market Road.
  
• Sta on Farm to Market only 0.4 miles and turn right (west) onto Bayview-Edison Road.
  
• There is a sign for Samish Island.
  
• After 1.7 miles, Bayview-Edison turns left (south) at the intersection with Samish Island Rd.
  
• Don’t turn, but go straight on Samish Island Road for 2.2 miles to Scott Rd (as you enter onto the “island”)
  
• Right on Scott Rd 0.2 miles to the camp entrance on your left.
  
• Turn into this driveway and park behind the small cabins.
  
• Total distance from the freeway at Exit 236 to the camp entrance is 9.3 miles.