Skagit Bay

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Skagit Bay is a bay and strait located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is part of the Whidbey Island Basin of Puget Sound. The Skagit River empties into Skagit Bay. To the south, Skagit Bay connects with the rest of Puget Sound via Saratoga Passage and Possession Sound. The boundary between Saratoga Passage and Skagit Bay is between Ponell Point on Whidbey Island and Rocky Point on Camano Island. To the northwest, Skagit Bay connects to the Strait of Juan de Fuca via the narrow strait of Deception Pass. A third waterway, the Swinomish Channel, connects Skagit Bay with Padilla Bay to the north.

Skagit Bay is bounded by the Whidbey Island to the west, Fidalgo Island to the north, Camano Island to the south, and the mainland to the west. The mainland coast consists almost entirely of the Skagit River delta, including a large area called Fir Island, between the North Fork and South Fork distributaries of the Skagit River.

The northern end of Skagit Bay is called Similk Bay. Two islands at the northern end are marine state parks, Hope Island and Skagit Island. The Swinomish Indian Reservation is also located at the north end of Skagit Bay, between Similk Bay and the Swinomish Channel on Fidalgo Island.