Welcome to Snohomish County

Washington State is the birthplace of innovative and competitive global brands like Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing, and Starbucks.

Snohomish County is located almost exactly between Europe and Asia—a direct flight from Seattle is about 10.5 hours Japan and 9.5 hours to London.

Our top business sectors include aerospace, manufacturing, and agriculture. We’re home to the Boeing factory. Aerospace supports 36,000 local workers directly with family-wage jobs.

POINTS OF INTEREST

Outdoor recreation meets a sophisticated urban experience in Snohomish County. Visitors can go whale watching on Puget Sound, catch a ferry, eat fresh seafood, visit art galleries, or explore the Cascade Mountains.

Aviation

There’s a good chance that travelers arriving to the United States from Japan flew onboard an airplane that was assembled at the Boeing factory in Snohomish County. In addition to the Boeing assembly plant, which offers tours of its factory, visitors can also tour the Boeing Future of Flight, as well as the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum. When it comes to aerospace and aviation, the past, present, and future of air (and space) travel are right here in Snohomish County.

Outdoor Recreation

From the peaks of the Cascade Mountains, to the shores of Puget Sound, and everything in between, the opportunities for outdoor recreation are endless in Snohomish County. Some of the most popular activities include whale watching, hiking, camping, biking, kayaking, fishing, skiing, golf, beachcombing, and more. There’s an outdoor for every interest and every season for visitors who want to spend time outdoors.

Culture

Snohomish County is part of the ancestral homelands of the Coast Salish Peoples including the Tulalip, Snohomish, Stillaguamish, and Sauk-Suiattle Tribes. Their cultural influences and heritage are prevalent throughout the region, and are preserved and shared through the 50-acre Hibulb Cultural Center & Natural History Preserve. Other ways to explore the culture of Snohomish County include Schack Art Center, Everett Performing Arts Center, and many other community theaters, galleries, and museums.

Urban & Rural

When it comes to mixing urban sophistication with rural charm, there is perhaps no better place to do so than Snohomish County. Similar in size to its Japanese sister city of Iwakuni, the city of Everett is the region's urban, economic, and commercial hub. Outside of this urban core there are many small rural communities and towns to explore, which boast everything from historic downtowns and antique stores, to unique restaurants and shops, and agritourism farms to visit.

Cascade Loop Scenic Byway

Known as Washington’s Ultimate Road Trip and one of America’s most beautiful drives, a large portion of the 440-mile Cascade Loop National Scenic Byway passes through Snohomish County. In fact, the official start of the Cascade Loop is in the waterfront community of Mukilteo, where the first segment of the journey passes through the towns of Everett, Monroe, Snohomish, Sultan, and finally Skykomish, before venturing further east and over the Cascade Mountains.

GETTING TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY

By Air

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is the state’s largest international airport and ninth busiest in the U.S. It serves as a hub for major airlines offering direct and connecting routes to cities throughout Washington, the United States and the world.

From Sea-Tac, travelers can fly direct to Amsterdam, Dubai, Doha, Dublin, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Istanbul, London, Montreal, Mexico City, Ontario, Paris, Reykjavik, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto and Vancouver and connect to major cities all over the world. Seattle is an hour closer by air to major Asian business centers than any other U.S. airport on the west coast.