When you're ready to check out of the hurly-burly of everyday life and check in to a more quiet escape, you're ready for a vacation in Birch Bay, Washington. Just an hour's drive from Vancouver, and less than two hours from Seattle, the Sandcastle at Birch Bay is a wonderful retreat where you can enjoy a varied vacation. With beaches, clamming, golf, water slides, spas and dining at your door, and the San Juan Islands, Mt. Baker, Bellis Fair Mall, Burlington Prime Outlets, and whale watching a short distance away, you can choose to do everything or nothing at all. The Sandcastle's full-service concierge staff will arrange for Member dinner reservations, assist with clamming and crabbing licenses, entertainment tickets, golf tee times, boating adventures, windsurfing, bike rentals, transportation needs, and almost anything else to make a Member's stay a memorable vacation experience.