Woodway is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.

Woodway was officially incorporated on February 26, 1958, in an effort to protect the heavily forested area from development and avoid annexation by Edmonds.

[8] as a way of grandfathering in the existing convent, Rosary Heights, mother house of the Edmonds Dominican Sisters (originally built as the estate of Boeing vice-president Philip G.

[9] The city was named for its natural setting by a real estate developer.

[5] Its first major development since incorporation, the 94-home Woodway Highlands, was approved in 1999 following disputes between residents and the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board.

Puget Sound lies to the west of the town, including an unincorporated area known as Point Wells.

[14] The town sits on a bluff that overlooks Puget Sound; the BNSF Railway has railroad tracks along the shoreline, which was also home to a clothing-optional beach.

It has a mayor–council government with six elected officials on four-year terms: the mayor and five town councilmembers.

[20] Woodway is the only community in Snohomish County without public library service; residents have repeatedly voted against paying into the Sno-Isle Libraries system, with individuals citing high property taxes as their primary reason for opting out.

[26] Woodway lies within the Snohomish County Council's 3rd district, which also includes Edmonds and Lynnwood.

[27] Woodway is served by State Route 104, which clips the city's northeast corner and connects it to the Edmonds ferry terminal and Interstate 5 (I-5) in Mountlake Terrace.

[28] The BNSF Railway's Scenic Subdivision runs along the city's western coastline and carries Sounder commuter rail service, which stops at Edmonds station.