Sedro-Woolley RV Park

We left Ferndale, Washington on Monday, August 26 and headed south of Bellingham to a small town called Sedro-Woolley. It is located in Skagit County, Washington and part of the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population of about 12,000.

Incorporated on December 19, 1898, Sedro-Woolley was formed from neighboring rival towns of Sedro (once known as Bug) and Woolley in Skagit County, northwestern Washington, 25 miles inland from the Puget Sound, 40 miles south of the border with Canada and 65 miles north of Seattle.

Here's a fun fact from Wikipedia: Four British bachelors, led by David Batey, homesteaded the area in 1878, the time logjam obstructions were cleared downriver at the site of Mount Vernon. In 1884–85, Batey built a store and home for the Mortimer Cook family from Santa Barbara, California where Cook had been mayor for two terms. Cook intended to name his new Pacific Northwest town Bug due to the number of mosquitos present, but his wife protested along with a handful of other local wives. Cook was already the namesake for the town Cook's Ferry on the Thompson River in British Columbia. With "Bug" being so unpopular, Cook derived a town name from Spanish; knowing "cedro" was the word for cedar, he replaced one letter to make the name unique, settling on "Sedro".

The town has a wonderful riverfront park that sits on approximately 35 acres of city owned land on the banks of the Skagit River. The property was developed by the city and the Sedro-Woolley Rotary Club and was dedicated in 1984. The park includes the Sedro-Woolley Off Leash Dog Park (Bark Park), several sports fields, and an RV Park.

When we arrived we checked in and met the hostess who was very friendly and had all the information we needed. There is a 5 night limit. We told her we would like to stay for three nights and were told that the park has been quiet, so she wasn't expecting many other visitors. They have 30 amp and water available; no sewer but there's a dump station at the city treatment facility down the road for no charge. I asked if they had a policy of no washing or working on your rig while we were in the park. She told me that was not a problem at all.

Karen has been busy on her computer working remotely for Total Concepts. I have been busy repairing and conditioning the rubber seals around the slide outs, removing tar stains on the front of the trailer, washing and waxing. Alaska travel is hard on any vehicle so Trinity is getting some much needed TLC.

There are only three rigs in the park, so we have plenty of room to spread out. I've been able to park our truck in an empty RV space next door to our site. It is busy during the day with folks using the dog park and kids playing on the playground equipment. At night the park host closes the two gates to prevent random drive through activity. If we go out at night we just open the gate to get in and out at our leisure. The nights are lovely and have been quiet. This park was a great find and a definite place to stop over if you're traveling to Canada on the west coast.

Every Wednesday in Sedro-Woolley there is a Farmer's Market downtown. We're going to ride our E- bikes there to check out the activities, hangout with the locals, pick up some local veggies and get some more photographs.

We are departing tomorrow for an 11 AM appointment at Discount Tire in Burlington. The right front RV tire's shoulder tread is worn down, so that tire needs to be replaced. From our appointment in Burlington, it's only a 45 minute drive to Camano Island where we will spend about 10 days visiting Hilen cousins over the Labor Day weekend and following week.