Semiahmoo Resort

Stay Where the Sessions Happen

Sunrise shoots. Golden-hour edits. Zero commute between inspiration and your room.
TRAVEL + HOTEL
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Best experience = stay on-property. Book your room first, then choose drive or fly.
Semiahmoo travel map

Turn the drive into your first Photo Palooza shoot.

Kick off your Photo Palooza PNW the moment you shut the car door—no airport parking shuttles, no gate changes, no lost luggage holding your camera gear hostage.
Seattle and Tacoma photographers are just 90 minutes from golden-hour glory—zip north on I-5, catch the Chuckanut Drive curves at sunset, and rack up portfolio-worthy coastal frames before check-in.
Coming from Spokane, the Idaho Panhandle, or Boise? That epic cross-state haul across the North Cascades or along the Columbia River Gorge is pure Photo Palooza fuel: glacier-covered peaks, turquoise rivers, roadside bald eagles, and zero restrictions on how many lenses you pack.
From Vancouver, British Columbia, you’re practically already here: a smooth 45–90-minute roll down Highway 99 (or a scenic ferry hop) lands you at the border, then it’s a quick zip along Birch Bay’s shoreline straight to the resort—no passport stamps required once you’re through.
By the time you roll onto the Semiahmoo Spit with the Salish Sea glowing and Mount Baker looming overhead, your memory cards are already warming up, and you’re perfectly positioned for the main event.
Why fly and waste a single shooting day when the drive itself is the ultimate Pacific Northwest photo adventure? Load the car, grab your crew, and let every mile be the opening act of your Photo Palooza PNW masterpiece.
Bellingham International Airport terminal exterior

Fly Smart. Land Close.
Start Shooting Sooner.

Even if you choose to fly, Photo Palooza PNW starts the second your wheels touch down. Skip the madness of SEA and land at Bellingham International (BLI) on quick nonstop flights from Seattle, Las Vegas, Hollywood, Phoenix, Spokane, Palm Springs or Oakland via Alaska Airlines or Allegiant Air.

Keep your camera bag at your feet instead of tumbling through a massive cargo terminal. From the moment you step off the jet bridge, you're just 25 minutes from Semiahmoo Resort — past Mount Baker views and glowing eelgrass flats while others are still circling baggage claim in Seattle.

Flying into Seattle-Tacoma? You’re still only about 90 minutes door-to-door on I-5, and the drive north delivers bonus portfolio moments along Chuckanut Drive that make the journey part of the experience. Fly relaxed, gear intact, and arrive ready to create.

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