Chuckanut Bay – Bow – Acme

If you haven't ridden along Chuckanut bay, you need to drop everything right now and head out. This old highway hugs the edge of some impressive hills and winds along some great vistas of the San Juan Islands. This is classic Northwest riding. Then go East to the mountains, past by the lower tip of Lake Whatcom and, up the Nooksack valley and back to Bellingham via Mount Baker Highway.

chuckanut drive

The southern end of Chuckanut Drive

  1. Head southwest on N State St toward E Magnolia St
  2. Continue onto Boulevard St
  3. Continue onto S State St
  4. Continue onto 11th St
  5. Continue onto Finnegan Way
  6. Continue onto 12th St
  7. Slight left onto WA-11 S/Chuckanut Dr
  8. Turn left onto Colony Rd
  9. Take the 1st right to stay on Colony Rd
  10. Turn right onto Lake Samish Rd
  11. Take the 1st left
  12. You are in Alger, WA
  13. Head southeast toward Lake Samish Rd
  14. Turn left onto Lake Samish Rd
  15. Continue onto Alger Cain Lake Rd
  16. Continue onto Cain Lake Rd
  17. Turn right onto S Bay Dr/Lake Whatcom Blvd
  18. Turn right onto Park Rd
  19. Turn left onto WA-9 N/State Route 9 N
  20. Turn left onto Hudson Rd
  21. You are in Acme, WA‎
  22. Head north on Hudson Rd toward Turkington Rd
  23. Take the 1st right onto Turkington Rd
  24. Turn left onto WA-9 N/State Route 9 N
  25. Turn left onto WA-542 W/WA-9 N/State Route 9 N (signs for Sumas/Bellingham/Washington 9 N)
  26. You are in Deming, WA‎
  27. Head northwest on WA-542 W/State Route 9 N toward 1st St
  28. Turn left onto James St
  29. Slight right onto N State St
  30. You are back to Mt. Baker Harley