| Hiking and Walking: Visit San Juan Island's Pristine Places... |
Grandma's Cove and Historic Sites
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A 1.25 mile self-guided history foot trail, begins in the American Camp parking lot. Pass historic buildings from the early camp days en route to a secluded sandy cove. | |
Jackie's Lagoon
| The Jackle's Lagoon Trail is 1.5 miles long, winding through dense older growth forest to a series of small lagoons adjacent Griffin Bay. This trial is very popular, but still generally private. Great bird watching. | |
Mt Finlayson
| The Mt. Finlayson Trail is a 3 mile loop taking you to the top of Mt. Finlayson, the highest point in the camp. While just 290 ft in elevation, the position of Finlayson at the peak of a narrow peninsula affords beautiful views of Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier, the Olympic Mountains, and British Columbia. A short hike to a truly stunning San Juan Island vista. | |
South Beach
| South Beach is a 2 miles long stretch of pebble beach where you can still get a good chunk of beach all to yourself, even in the height of summer. | |
Cattle Point Light House
| At nearly the southernmost point of the park, the road widens slightly with enough room for one or two cars to park. Here you will find access to a short and relatively flat trail that winds through the grasslands to the Cattle Point lighthouse. Another shockingly beautiful and secluded San Juan Island view, with nearly 340 degrees of water view at the end of the peninsula. | |
English Camp Trails
Visitor Center Open Seasonally
www.nps.gov/sajh
| The British part of the San Juan Island National Historic Park system has fewer developed trails, but still offers some of the inest hiking on the island. | |
Bell Point
| The Bell Point Trail is a 2 mile loop with views of Westcott Bay. | |
Young Hill
| Young Hill is the highest public access point on San Juan Island, and offers tremendous views in all directions. From the top you can see the Canadian Gulf Islands, Orcas Island, Haro Strait and various mountain views. The trail is 1.25 miles and relatively steep trail. | |
San Juan County Land Bank
http://www.co.san-juan.wa.us/land_bank/
| San Juan Islander?s pay 1% of every property sale into the San Juan County Land Bank. The Land Bank then purchases select lands or conservation easements for preservation and public access. The system has been a tremendous gift to islander?s and visitors alike, as it has granted significant access to parts of the island otherwise private and inaccessible. Some of the best walking trials in the San Juan Islands are on Land Bank acquisitions at the Limekiln, Deadman Bay and Westside Preserves. | |
San Juan Island Audubon Society
Bird Walks
www.sjiaudubon.org
| San Juan Island is a critical part of the western migration route for countless species of shore and other birds. The Local Audubon Society offers monthly naturalist-guided field trips. | |
San Juan Island National Historic Park Self
Guided Walks
P.O. Box 429
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
(360) 378-2240 or (360) 378-2902
fax: (360) 378-2615 or (360) 378-2996
www.nps.gov
| The helpful San Juan Island National Historic Park staff will gladly provide maps & descriptions of self-guided walks on San Juan Island. | |
San Juan Island Trails Committee
www.sanjuanislandtrails.org
| The Trails Committed maintains a list of hiking and biking trails cross San Juan Island. | |
San Juan Transit Hiking Information
www.sanjuantransit.com
| San Juan Transit also maintains a somewhat descriptive list of hikes rated from easy to moderate/strenuous. | |
