Vashon Island Wayfinder
The Island Wayfinder is a comprehensive directory designed to help visitors and residents navigate Vashon Island, offering business listings. information on local attractions and amenities.
The Vashon Observer
The Observer is our engaging blog that keeps you connected to Vashon Island through regular updates on local happenings, business spotlights, gardening tips, and essential community news.
Vashon Island For Visitors
Whether you’re visiting the Island for a day, a weekend, or a week or more, Vashon has many things to do for individuals, couples, and families alike.
Restaurants
Visiting Vashon is an experience all its own. Why not top it off with a great meal or two while you’re here?
Vashon is home to some of the nation’s top-rated restaurants, including our very own top-rated Thai cuisine restaurant, May’s Kitchen and Bar, and Top Chef contestant-owned Bramble House. Whether you’re looking for fine dining bistro style, pizza, Asian cuisine, or a savory burger, you’ll find what you’re looking for right here.
Stop in for a while and enjoy a great meal. Remember, you’re on Island time.
Activities
There are many fun activities on Vashon, including overnight and day camps. The popular Camp Sealth has been home to several generations of campers during our beautiful summers.
Enjoy a day of golf at the Country Club while the kids go for a swim and savor a meal at the restaurant.
Vashon is also home to the popular Open Space and the newly built Vashon Center for the Arts, which hosts many events, including concerts, plays, workshops, and more.
Lodging/Accommodations
If you’re looking to stay a few nights on the island, there are plenty of options to choose from. Whether you’re looking for a quick and easy spot close to town, a cozy cottage, or a place on the beach for the famil,y Vashon has plenty of options to choose from.
Many of the places you’ll find on Vashon are Airbnb or VRBO from private residents. You can also book a room at the popular Lodges for a night or two.
Many of our listings have direct links to booking information as well as contact information.
Shopping
Vashon’s Downtown (or “uptown” as the Islanders call it) offers many great shops to enjoy. Our Pharmacy is a great gift shop with local Vashon Island souvenirs. The Raven’s Nest, Northwest Sports, Vashon Intuitive Arts, and Giraffe all offer a great selection of clothing and wonderments from local artists and worldwide. We have a few consignment and thrift shops to choose from, including the popular Grannie’s Attic. During the Spring, Fall, and Summer months, you can enjoy the local farmer’s market, including crafts from local artists. Just a walk through downtown and we’re sure you’ll find some great items to take home with you.
Local Farms
Vashon is a growing community of hobby farms and many established farms that feed our community. From picking up a dozen eggs every week from your neighbor, swapping veggies, or buying preserves at the market to ordering a full pig to be butchered and enter your freezer for the winter, there are plenty of farms from which to get your local food.
Health, Beauty, and Wellness
Residents have a bevy of health and wellness services on the Island to choose from. Whether it’s getting a checkup from your PCP at the local clinic or a much needed massage, you’ll find there are plenty of businesses on the Island to choose from.
Pet Friendly
Vashon Island is a community of animal lovers, and it definitely shows. We have our very own VIPP, which provides various volunteer services for our pets in need, local pet supplies at various locations, a few Veterinarians to choose from, and even Facebook groups specific to dogs, cats, horses, and other farm animals.
Services
Finding local services in a new place is often challenging, and Vashon is no exception. Long-time Islanders will swap plumbing, HVAC, gutter cleaning, landscaping, and more recommendations. However, if you’re new to the Island, how do you know you can find someone you can trust? We have listings on our site and offer a space to leave feedback so that new residents can make informed decisions.