Ferry from Kingston WA to Lynnwood WA

If you go the Port Townsend route you can stop at a number of state parks - Fort Worden, Fort Canbey, Fort Ebey, Deception Pass.

If you go the Kingston route you get to cross the Hood Canal Floating bridge and shop in Port Gamble. In Edmonds the fastest way to I5 is WA104, 4 lane suburban highway with a few stoplights. But you have urban freeway driving all the way to Marysville, about 30 miles.

WA20 is urban traffic from I5 Burlington through Sedro-Wooley. The alternative to this, WA530 through Arlington and Darrington is blocked by the Oso landslide.

WSDOT flickr album of WA20 snow clearing

But that looks like a LONG ferry ride...and I get seasick! Reservations would be nice, though. I also think it's more expensive. Guess I'll go to the website and compare.

PennyPA wrote:
I figure'd I could drive over that bridge if I chicken out on the ferry but I'd really rather not drive through Tacoma...although I don't have anything against the city! We'll be heading north on I-5 to WA 20, I think, after either the bridge or the ferry.

We're on our way to NY from Las Vegas and are taking the long way around, lol. We've heard the 101 is a beautiful drive and we've not been to Oregon or Washington yet so.....

All Washington State ferries will accommodate fifth wheels- even the tiny ones over on Lake Roosevelt. Loading at Kingston is real easy. No worries!
But:
It's a little hairy getting through Edmonds after getting off- there's one pretty sharp left about halfway through downtown that could be tight. An easier though less direct route through that area is to go right at the railroad tracks- better four-lane road to I-5 that way.

But if you're coming up 101 and heading to New York via hwy 20 (North Cascades Hwy), here's another idea:

Did you know that Hwy 20 milepost 1 is at hwy 101/Discovery Bay? And it heads straight to the Port Townsend Ferry, which is actually PART OF that highway. You're on 20 again the minute you offload, and it goes right where you want to go, avoiding ALL major urban areas. How cool would it be to be able to say that you traveled that road's entire length west-to-east, at least in Washington? :)

Best of all, the Port Townsend ferry actually takes reservations, so you can make arrangements in advance.

I figure'd I could drive over that bridge if I chicken out on the ferry but I'd really rather not drive through Tacoma...although I don't have anything against the city! We'll be heading north on I-5 to WA 20, I think, after either the bridge or the ferry.

We're on our way to NY from Las Vegas and are taking the long way around, lol. We've heard the 101 is a beautiful drive and we've not been to Oregon or Washington yet so.....

Edmonds is just north of Seattle and just south of Mukilteo. We've taken that ferry many times when we lived in Kitsap County. Where is it that you want to go as you can drive around over the Tacoma Narrows bridge and save some money.

Let me know your destination and I can provide further.

Snork :B

Sorry, but yes. That would typically be either the MV Walla Walla or RV Spokane and they can hold half-a-dozen 55 ft commercial trucks & trailer, with long-haul cabs -and- over a hundred autos. They can haul commercial trucks with double trailers. With just autos they can haul something like 190.
They are over 400 ft long and weigh-in at nearly 5000 tons

MV Spokane