Editing Anacortes, Washington (section)

==Recreation and tourism==
[[File:Anacortes 28294.JPG|left|thumb|The 619 Commercial Avenue building]]
Anacortes is a popular destination for boaters and those traveling on to the San Juan Islands.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} The city maintains a {{convert|220|acre|km2|adj=on}} city park on the northwestern end of Fidalgo Island named "Washington Park". This park features camping, boat launching, and views of the [[San Juan Islands]]. The most prominent view is of [[Cypress Island (Washington)|Cypress Island]].
As a result of Anacortes' proximity to the [[Strait of Juan de Fuca]], the area provides opportunities for whale-watching.  The waters off of Anacortes and Fidalgo Island are home to several varieties of marine-life, including three resident Orca pods.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

[[Anacortes Community Forest Lands]], {{convert|2800|acre|km2}} with {{convert|50|mi|km}} of mountain biking and hiking trails, are a valuable amenity in a city the size of Anacortes. In adjacent Mount Erie Park, a number of [[rock climbing]] routes are popular on the cliffs of the south and west faces of [[Mount Erie (Washington)|Mount Erie]].{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} Mount Erie offers scenic vistas from its 1273-foot peak.<ref>{{cite web | title =Climbing Area: Mount Erie | work =Climbing Area Information | publisher =Washington Climbers Coalition | url =http://www.washingtonclimbers.org/Climbing/erie.htm |access-date=November 1, 2007| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070223022917/http://www.washingtonclimbers.org/Climbing/erie.htm |archive-date=February 23, 2007| url-status =dead }}</ref>

Anacortes hosts many long-distance cyclists,{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} as it is the western terminus of the [[Adventure Cycling Association]]'s Northern Tier cross-country bicycle route, which ends in [[Bar Harbor, Maine]].{{clear left}}