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Blue Flag Beaches in Washington

Washington is one of United States's Blue Flag coastlines — 1000 beaches across 142 beach towns, mapped below with certification status for each.

Every flag here is a season's award for water quality, safety, and environmental management — what a Blue Flag beach means covers the certification in depth.

142
Beach towns
1000
Beaches mapped

Beach towns

Aberdeen5 beaches mappedAllyn8 beaches mappedAmanda Park3 beaches mappedAnacortes66 beaches mappedAnderson Island14 beaches mappedArtondale5 beaches mappedBainbridge Island68 beaches mappedBay View1 beach mappedBees Mill1 beach mappedBelfair9 beaches mappedBellingham14 beaches mappedBirch Bay6 beaches mappedBlaine22 beaches mappedBlakely Island10 beaches mappedBow4 beaches mappedBremerton41 beaches mappedBrinnon20 beaches mappedBrowns Point1 beach mappedBurien3 beaches mappedBurton1 beach mappedCamano7 beaches mappedCamano Island18 beaches mappedCarlyon Beach1 beach mappedChico1 beach mappedClallam Bay12 beaches mappedClinton14 beaches mappedColumbia Beach1 beach mappedCopalis Beach1 beach mappedCornet1 beach mappedCoupeville27 beaches mappedDecatur1 beach mappedDeer Harbor11 beaches mappedDes Moines6 beaches mappedDoe Bay1 beach mappedDuckabush1 beach mappedEastsound48 beaches mappedEdmonds8 beaches mappedEglon1 beach mappedEverett11 beaches mappedFederal Way6 beaches mappedForks21 beaches mappedFox Island12 beaches mappedFreeland13 beaches mappedFriday Harbor55 beaches mappedGig Harbor31 beaches mappedGrapeview5 beaches mappedGrayland7 beaches mappedGreenbank4 beaches mappedHamma Hamma2 beaches mappedHansville5 beaches mappedHerron1 beach mappedHerron Island1 beach mappedHome1 beach mappedHoodsport3 beaches mappedHoquiam11 beaches mappedIlwaco6 beaches mappedIndianola3 beaches mappedIron Springs1 beach mappedJohnson Landing1 beach mappedJoint Base Lewis-McChord2 beaches mappedKetron Island2 beaches mappedKey Center1 beach mappedKeyport3 beaches mappedKingston5 beaches mappedLa Conner16 beaches mappedLacey1 beach mappedLakebay6 beaches mappedLangley8 beaches mappedLilliwaup5 beaches mappedLong Beach7 beaches mappedLongbranch18 beaches mappedLopez Island45 beaches mappedLopez Village1 beach mappedLummi Island13 beaches mappedManchester1 beach mappedMarrowstone1 beach mappedMaxwelton1 beach mappedMeadowdale1 beach mappedMoclips1 beach mappedMount Vernon6 beaches mappedMukilteo9 beaches mappedNaselle2 beaches mappedNeah Bay13 beaches mappedNordland8 beaches mappedNormandy Park1 beach mappedOak Harbor29 beaches mappedOcean Park11 beaches mappedOcean Shores17 beaches mappedOceanside1 beach mappedOcosta3 beaches mappedOlalla9 beaches mappedOlga17 beaches mappedOlympia41 beaches mappedOrcas7 beaches mappedOyehut2 beaches mappedOysterville1 beach mappedPacific Beach3 beaches mappedPicnic Point1 beach mappedPoint Roberts5 beaches mappedPort Angeles26 beaches mappedPort Hadlock8 beaches mappedPort Ludlow23 beaches mappedPort Orchard28 beaches mappedPort Townsend28 beaches mappedPort Williams2 beaches mappedPoulsbo21 beaches mappedQuilcene18 beaches mappedRaymond3 beaches mappedRhodesia Beach1 beach mappedRoche Harbor4 beaches mappedRocky Point2 beaches mappedRosario1 beach mappedSeabeck9 beaches mappedSeattle63 beaches mappedSeaview3 beaches mappedSekiu11 beaches mappedSequim29 beaches mappedShaw Island18 beaches mappedShelton25 beaches mappedSilverdale6 beaches mappedSkokomish1 beach mappedSouth Bend13 beaches mappedStanwood8 beaches mappedSteilacoom10 beaches mappedSunlight Beach1 beach mappedSuquamish4 beaches mappedTacoma31 beaches mappedTaholah10 beaches mappedTahuya9 beaches mappedTokeland7 beaches mappedTulalip2 beaches mappedUnion5 beaches mappedUniversity Place1 beach mappedVashon27 beaches mappedVaughn4 beaches mappedWaldron2 beaches mappedWarm Beach1 beach mappedWest Beach1 beach mappedWest Sound2 beaches mappedWesthaven1 beach mappedWestport11 beaches mappedWoodway2 beaches mapped

Beaches

12 more beaches in Vashon

6 more beaches in Everett

41 more beaches in Seattle

11 more beaches in Longbranch

1 more beach in Federal Way

6 more beaches in Hoquiam

25 more beaches in Olympia

21 more beaches in Port Townsend

10 more beaches in Port Ludlow

17 more beaches in Coupeville

15 more beaches in Port Angeles

31 more beaches in Lopez Island

17 more beaches in Oak Harbor

31 more beaches in Friday Harbor

40 more beaches in Anacortes

18 more beaches in Gig Harbor

4 more beaches in Allyn

13 more beaches in Poulsbo

4 more beaches in Anderson Island

1 more beach in Silverdale

2 more beaches in Olalla

15 more beaches in Port Orchard

16 more beaches in Shelton

5 more beaches in Blakely Island

3 more beaches in Langley

26 more beaches in Bremerton

37 more beaches in Bainbridge Island

13 more beaches in Olga

30 more beaches in Eastsound

8 more beaches in Ocean Park

5 more beaches in South Bend

3 more beaches in Orcas

2 more beaches in Mount Vernon

11 more beaches in Forks

1 more beach in Greenbank

5 more beaches in Belfair

14 more beaches in Blaine

2 more beaches in Birch Bay

6 more beaches in Shaw Island

9 more beaches in Quilcene

7 more beaches in Bellingham

5 more beaches in Edmonds

19 more beaches in Sequim

12 more beaches in Brinnon

8 more beaches in Lummi Island

8 more beaches in Freeland

9 more beaches in Camano Island

3 more beaches in Camano

2 more beaches in Ilwaco

4 more beaches in Neah Bay

2 more beaches in Grayland

1 more beach in Aberdeen

6 more beaches in Fox Island

9 more beaches in Ocean Shores

17 more beaches in Tacoma

7 more beaches in Clallam Bay

1 more beach in Sekiu

3 more beaches in Long Beach

6 more beaches in Deer Harbor

4 more beaches in Clinton

3 more beaches in Tahuya

7 more beaches in La Conner

3 more beaches in Nordland

2 more beaches in Hansville

3 more beaches in Taholah

2 more beaches in Port Hadlock

2 more beaches in Tokeland

2 more beaches in Lakebay

2 more beaches in Point Roberts

4 more beaches in Mukilteo

Run the beaches for a town in Washington? The Government Portal puts your daily water quality and safety flags on these pages.

Field notes — quick answers

How many Blue Flag beaches are in Washington?

Our Washington roster is still being charted for the 2026 season. Certified beaches appear here with their certification year as we verify them; the interactive map shows the latest coverage.

What does Blue Flag certification tell you about Washington's water?

A Blue Flag is awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality plus safety, services, and environmental management. Certified Best Beaches is an independent directory, not affiliated with FEE, the certifier.