Whale's Tale Cottage
Directions to Washington State
GETTING TO WASHINGTON STATE:
The state is located in the extreme northwest corner of the contiguous United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east and the Canadian Province of British Columbia to the north. The western side of the state is bordered by the Pacific Ocean.
DRIVING: All areas of the state can be reached by major Interstates or good state roads. Running north-south through the western part of the state is Interstate 5 which comes from Oregon and continues up to British Columbia where it becomes Canadian Highway 99. Another north-south route is Interstate 82 from Hermiston, Oregon, up through the tri-cities of Pasco, Richland and Kennewick. It continues north through Yakima eventually becoming Highway 97 and crossing Wenatchee, Chelan and the Okanogan Valley before reaching Canada. Interstate 90 runs east-west in the almost center of the state coming from Idaho, through Spokane in Eastern Washington and terminating in Seattle to the west. Other east-west highways are Highway 12 in the southern part of the state and Highway 2 in the northern part.
FLYING: There are major international airports in the Seattle Tacoma area (Western Washington) and Spokane in eastern Washington. Access to the state is also easy from Portland International in Portland, Oregon, just across the river from Vancouver, Washington (not Vancouver, BC) in the southern part of the state and from Vancouver, BC just across the border from Blaine and Bellingham, Washington in the northern region of the state. There are also jet serviced airports in Wenatchee, Yakima and the Tri-Cities.
RAIL: Amtrak provides passenger rail service north-south through Seattle-Tacoma and east-west through Spokane to Seattle.
Directions to Gig Harbor - Key Penninsula
From North of Tacoma:
- Proceed south on Interstate 90 toward the Tacoma area.
- Just past downtown Tacoma, exit onto Washington Highway WA-16
- Follow it toward Gig Harbor/Bremerton
- You will cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge,
- There is no toll westbound, but on the return there is a toll.
- It is approximately 5 miles to the Gig Harbor Area.
From South of Tacoma:
- Proceed north on Interstate 90 toward the Tacoma area.
- As you approach and before you reach the downtown Tacoma exits, exit onto Washington Highway WA-16
- Follow it toward Gig Harbor/Bremerton
- You will cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge,
- There is no toll westbound, but on the return there is a toll.
- It is approximately 5 miles to the Gig Harbor Area.
Directions to Key Peninsula
From the Gig Harbor area
- Continue on State Route 16 for 3.7 miles past the Wollochet Drive/Stinson Avenue exit
- Take the exit toward Washignton 302 West/Purdy Ky Center (0.5 mile)
- Continue onto Purdy Drive (0.8 mile)
- Turn left onto Washington 302 West
- 302 West passes Gateway Park
Directions to this property
Take Washington 302 West and Creviston Drive Northwest to 124th Ave Northwest (14 minutes, 7.7 miles)
- Head west on Harborview Drive toward Pioneer Way (187 feet)
- Turn left on Pioneer Way (0.7 miles)
- Turn left to merge onto Washington 16 West toward Port Orchard/Bremerton (3.7 miles)
- Take the exit toward Washington 302 West/Purdy Ky Center (0.5 miles)
- Continue onto Purdy Drive (0.8 miles)
- Turn left onto Washington 302 West (2.9 miles)
Continue on Creviston Drive Northwest. Take 126th Avenue Northwest/Elgin Road to 124th Avenue Northwest (8 minutes, 4.0 miles)
- Turn left onto Creviston Drive Northwest (2.3 miles)
- Turn left onto 126th Avenue Northwest/Elgin Road (0.7 miles)
- Continue onto 112th Street Northwest/112th Kpn Street/112th Street Kp North (0.2 miles)
- Slight right onto 122nd Ave Northwest (0.5 miles)
- 122nd Avenue Northwest turns slightly right and becomes 104th Street Northwest/104th Street Kp North (0.1 miles)
Turn left onto 124th Avenue Northwest
- Destination will be on the left (0.1 miles)