Skagit Eagle Viewing and Guided Walks

Note: 2024/2025 runs Dec. 14 - Feb. 16. 

There will be no walks going on during opening day Saturday, December 14th. 

The Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center Programming is now available for this season:

Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center
Every Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14, 2024 - Feb. 16, 2025: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Howard Miller Steelhead Park – 52809 Rockport Park Rd, Rockport
Learn about eagles, watershed issues, and local, natural and cultural history.
More information:
www.skagiteagle.org
(360) 853-7626

Guided Nature Walks
Every Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 - Feb. 16, 2024, at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Howard Miller Steelhead Park – 52809 Rockport Park Rd, Rockport
We will offer two- hour guided nature walks along the Skagit River. Walks will take place weekends along the Skagit River beginning mid-December and continuing through mid-February. There will also be some guided walks over the Holiday break. Walks depart the Skagit River Interpretive Center headquarters located at Howard Miller County Park in Rockport at 11:00am and 1:30pm.
More information:
www.skagiteagle.org
(360) 853-7626

Eagle Viewing Sites
There are many opportunities to observe and photograph bald eagles perching in the bare limbs of cottonwood trees or feeding on spawned-out chum salmon on gravel bars. The place to start your visit is the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center in Rockport. The staff and volunteers provide directions to Eagle Watcher sites, information handouts, souvenirs, guided interpretive walks, speaker presentations, and special tours.
More information and viewing tips:
www.skagiteagle.org/viewing-sites/

Eagle Viewing Tips:

• To see eagles up close, use a telescope, binoculars or a telephoto lens. Keep noise low and your movements slow.
• Whenever possible, stay in your car and use it as a blind from which to photograph the eagles.
• Stay away from the river’s edge and gravel bars where eagles are feeding, especially between 5 and 11 a.m.
• Most of the river frontage is privately owned. Use public ares along the river and be courteous to local landowners. Do not walk across private property.