Oak Harbor, WA

The Blue Fox Drive-In Theatre has a lot going for it: a beautiful setting, friendly staff, an old-school arcade, go-karts, and first-run double features at family-friendly prices. However, perhaps the most unusual thing about the family-owned drive-in is that audience members are allowed to sleep over after the movies. Families will often pitch tents and camp at the Blue Fox, thanks to this special policy.

The Blue Fox has been owned by the same family since 1988. Darrell and Lori Bratt raised their kids on the property. Their son Nick remembers that growing up on a drive-in movie lot gave him a funny perspective. “We went to our Uncle’s house to visit when we were kids and asked him, “Uncle Dan, where’s your snack bar? ” he says. Now Nick and his wife Kelsey help run the drive-in, too, along with Nick’s siblings.

Not only does a trip to the Blue Fox take you through the pastoral beauty of Whidbey Island, but it will also take you back in time, to the great all-American tradition of drive-in movie theaters. The theater has an authentic old school feel, and the prices are so low that they feel like they’re from the ’80s, too!