The '''Puget Sound''' is a region in Washington.
Regions
Seattle is the major city in the region, indeed the state, and a major travel destination in its own right
Seattle is located within King County and this article deals with Seattle's neighbors
West of Seattle is the Kitsap Peninsula, the heart of the Puget Sound with miles and miles of shoreline
In the North Sound Region are major islands such as Camano Island and Whidbey Island, Everett and surrounding towns on the northern end of the Seattle metropolitan area,
In the South Sound Region are major industrial cities like Tacoma, as well as the state capital at Olympia
Cities
Seattle
Seattle
Bellevue - one of the top five cities in the state
Redmond - home to industry giants, '''Microsoft''' and '''Nintendo of America'''
Renton
SeaTac - home to '''Seattle-Tacoma International Airport'''
Mercer Island
Vashon Island
Woodinville - a small town in King County
Bremerton - largest city on the Kitsap Peninsula
Bainbridge Island - bedroom suburb of Seattle
Poulsbo - Norwegian oriented town
Port Orchard - county seat of '''Kitsap County'''
Clinton - Whidbey Island side of ferry to Whidbey Island
Coupeville
Edmonds - Mainland side of ferry to Kingston on Kitsap Peninsula
Everett - capital of '''Snohomish County'''
Lynnwood
Monroe
Mukilteo - Mainland side of ferry to Whidbey Island
Oak Harbor - capital of '''Island County'''
Snohomish
Puyallup
Tacoma ? County capital of '''Pierce County'''
Olympia ? capital of Washington state and of '''Thurston County'''
Other destinations
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve - Historical features of the reserve appear to today's visitors much as they did a century ago, when New England sea captains were drawn to Penn Cove
Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park - offers a glimpse at the stories of adventure and hardship of the gold rush
Mount Rainier National Park - an active Cascade volcano encased in over 35 square miles of snow and glacial ice
'''Big Four Ice Caves''' ? caves carved in the year-round glaciers on the shadowed side of Big Four Mountains by streams of snowmelt
Understand
Puget Sound is a sheltered arm of ocean between Seattle and the mainland of Washington State to the east and the Olympic Peninsula to the west. The southern boundary is marked by where the mainland and the Olympic Peninsula meet, near Tacoma. The northern boundary is marked by Admiralty Pass and the Strait of San Juan de Fuca.
The San Juan Islands are not properly located in Puget Sound, contrary to common belief and widespread usage. There has been a recent popular movement to officially name the area that contains the San Juan Islands as the '''Salish Sea''', in honor of the native people of the region. The Salish Sea is located at the confluences of Puget Sound, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Strait of Georgia.
The Puget Sound region consists of Puget Sound itself, the islands of Puget Sound, the Kitsap Peninsula, plus the mainland counties which form both the western and eastern sides of Puget Sound leading up to the edges of the watershed in the high crests of the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges. Counties with this area include: '''Island''', '''Snohomish''', '''Kitsap''', '''King''', '''Pierce''', '''Thurston''', '''Mason''', '''Clallam''', and '''Jefferson'''.
Talk
Get in
Get around
See
Do
Visit the '''San Juan Islands''', famous for sailing, fishing, scuba diving, hiking, bicycling and fine vistas and sunsets.
Go '''sea kayaking''' with the orca whales in the San Juan Islands. [http://www.sea-quest-kayak.com/sea-kayaking-washington-kayak-seattle.htm/ Kayaking in Washington]
Go '''bird-watching''' and see some of the 300+ species of birds found in Puget Sound. [http://www.sea-quest-kayak.com/bird-watching-washington-birding/bird-watching-washington-birding.htm/ Birding Tours in Washington]
Eat
Drink
Stay safe
Get out
San Juan Islands
Orcas Island
Port Angeles
Port Townsend
Sequim