Everett Marina
Portal to a Charming Weekend Away
In summer, Everett is a great place to moor,
offering far more activities and places to visit than
you might imagine. The Port of Everett Marina is
the largest public marina on the west coast with
2,100 slips, so there’s plenty of berthing space.
By Roy Stevenson
The Port of Everett Marina sits in a mile west of the harbor mouth, then
You’ll also find fuel docks, a yacht
the entrance to the Snohomish River, at locate the green entrance buoy #3, and
club, recycling stations, engine repair
Port Gardner, protected on the west by proceed as above.
facilities, and the Harbor Marine
Jetty Island, a man-made construction, As you enter the channel, you’ll
supply store.
2 miles long and half a mile wide. come in alongside the Naval Station
Several restaurants on the marina
If you’re sailing in from the south, Everett, to your right. If you’re lucky
serve an eclectic variety of tasty food,
head for the large silver dome on you’ll see the behemoth U.S.S. Abraham
ranging from Anthony’s HomePort,
Everett’s waterfront, and look for the Lincoln aircraft carrier, and her support
Anthony’s Woodfire Grill, Daruma
green entrance buoy #3, about 500 ships.
Japanese, Meyer’s Café, Lombardi’s
yards south of the sea wall. Then use The guest docks, with moorage
Neighborhood Italian, the Scuttlebutt
the range marks on the east shore to spaces from 20’ to 70’, lie across the
Brewing Co., (our favorite), and the
stay in the middle of the deepest part mouth of the Everett Marina and along
Snack Hut.
of the channel to enter the Snohomish the west side of the 12
th
Street Marina,
In summer there’s a whole raft
River. Stay alert, because this channel a few hundred yards north. You can
of fun activities offered right at the
is very busy. reserve your slip by calling 425-259-
marina: you can depart for whale
When approaching from the north, 6001 or 800-729-7678, but the guest
watching tours from the 18
th
Street
locate the black and white mark on the floats are available on first come first
wharf (Island Adventures Cruises 800-
pilings that mark the Snohomish River served. Prices range from $0.55/foot
465-4604), rent a kayak for exploring
delta. Stay to the west of this piling, look per night in winter, to $0.75/foot per
the Snohomish River (Popeye’s Kayak
for the green can buoy west of Gedney night in summer.
Center 425-339-9479), watch a concert,
Island, and stay east of this. There are Restrooms, shower facilities,
shop the farmer’s market, fish off the
shoals here. Head south, aiming for the laundry and pump-out stations are
Marine Park wharf, or take a short
silver dome to locate the green buoy #1, found on both sides of the marina.
(free) passenger ferry across to Jetty
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