Bays of Washington
14 named bays of Washington are covered here, spread across 10 counties, as recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System.
Federal profile, 2026
The counts below are drawn from the federal register of place names.
| Kind of place | Bay |
|---|---|
| Kind | bays |
| State | Washington |
| Named places covered | 14 |
| Counties | 10 |
Places covered here
- Beards Hollow
- Crescent Bay
- Devils Punch Bowl
- Discovery Bay
- Gig Harbor
- Hood Canal
- Manzanita Bay
- Northwest Pass
- Port Ludlow
- Port Townsend
- Smugglers Cove
- Smugglers Cove
- Sunset Bay
- The Lagoon
Questions
How many named bays does Washington have?
14 are covered here, across 10 counties, drawn from the federal Geographic Names Information System.
Where does this information come from?
The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey. It is a work of the United States government and is not subject to copyright in the United States.
Method and sources
Feature class is the category the U.S. Geological Survey assigns in the Geographic Names Information System. It is the federal classification and not an editorial grouping.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026