Woodinville has waterfront parks on the Sammamish River, a winery district, and industrial areas along State Route 522.

[8] In 1871, Ira Woodin and his wife Susan moved from Seattle and traveled up the Sammamish River where they built a cabin.

Like other nearby towns, Woodinville began as a logging community and became a farming center in the early decades of the 20th century.

In 1969, rock bands including Led Zeppelin and The Guess Who performed at the Seattle Pop Festival at Woodinville's Gold Creek Park.

[13] The county's government and the State Boundary Review Board rejected the proposal, citing the loss of tax revenue and legal issues with providing policing due to Woodinville's contracts with the King County Sheriff's Office.

The city and the surrounding area has approximately 130 wineries and tasting rooms that showcase wines from grapes grown in Eastern Washington.

[21][22] From 1992 to 2007, the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train traveled from Renton to the Columbia Winery in Woodinville.

[23] At the time of the shutdown, the operator had proposed extending the dinner train service north from Woodinville to Snohomish.

The Woodinville Subdivision, a spur railroad operated by BNSF Railway, was used for freight and occasional passenger use until it was decommissioned in 2008.

[30] The railroad was acquired by the Port of Seattle in 2009 and sold to various local governments for use as a regional pedestrian and cyclist trail, known as the Eastside Rail Corridor or Eastrail.

[30] The corridor was also proposed for use by a commuter rail service to connect Woodinville to Bellevue and other Eastside destinations, but was determined to be too costly.

[30] Woodinville is served by King County Metro and Sound Transit Express buses with a hub at a park-and-ride lot in downtown.