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island provides good shelter but watch for surfacing rocks around the island. Spieden Island - Boat access only. It is mostly private property and offers few amenities to travelers. Taldron Island is mostly private with few full time residents.
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Orcas Island - Shaped like a horseshoe. The 5,000 acre Moran State Park is on the south east part of the island. Visit the main village of Eastsound, an 1800s town that is the hub of the Island. Be sure to call the Chamber of Commerce for all the latest information and events happening on the Island.
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Jones Island - The 188 acre State Park offers campsites with boat access only. A favorite spot for kayakers and SCUBA divers. Some moorage and anchorages around the island. Shaw Island is 8 sq. miles and mostly private with 165 residents. It has 2 small parks.
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Decatur Island is about 5 sq. miles. Mostly a private island with 60 residents that grows by ten times over in the summer. Blakely Island is about 4700 acres. It offers 2 fresh water lakes with conservation easements that limit future development. Many amenities for locals. The 2400’ runway is private. Cypress Island is mostly government owned, so it’s preserved in it’s natural state. You will find mooring buoys around the island. Sinclair Island has daily ferry service in the summer. To visit the island, you have to know someone or own some property. Guemes Island is about 8 square miles. The island is known for it’s farmlands, beachfront cottages and 500 residents - during the summer, population rises to around 1,200. Families have lived or come here in the summer for generations.
9. San Juan Island is the second largest island of the San Juan Islands and is also known as the “Pig War Island.” Conflicts between 2 great nations, British and Americans, came to a head in the so-called Pig War of 1859, resulting in a joint military occupation that lasted 12 years. A settler, Lyman Cutler, had killed a hog because it persisted in invading his garden. San Juan Island was the last American soil occupied by Great Britain. The town of Friday Harbor is sometimes referred to as “The Big City”.
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10. Lopez Island - Twelve miles long and the flattest of the San Juan Islands. At the north end is the 80 acre Odlin Park, and Spencer Spit State Park rests to the southwest. It receives only 22 inches of rain a year. Often hailed as the friendly isle, Lopez is among the smallest of the major San Juan Islands known for easy biking and walking. The evergreen dotted beaches are popular for both their exquisite beauty and beachcombing, while Lopez’s surrounding waters are a favorite among sport fishermen and cruisers.
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Fidalgo Island - State Parks at Deception Pass, Rosario Beach and Bowman’s Bay, and also the famous Deception Pass Bridge. Clam digging is enjoyed by all ages on some beaches. Anacortes offers great stores, accommodations, restaurants and virtually every conceivable service a boater could ever want.
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12. Port Angeles - this deep-water harbor has the ability to accommodate vessels from barges to supertankers. Boathaven on the south side of the Port Angeles Harbor has moorage for over 520 boats. In 1890 it was called the “Second National City,” Washington DC being the first. Olympic National Park was established in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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13. Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge - The world’s longest natural sand spit. These calm waters and tideflats are rich in marine life and wildlife - protection from winds and pounding surf. From May 15 to September 30, boating (no wake zone) is allowed up to the 100-yard buffer. Jetskiing and windsurfing are not allowed on Refuge waters. Pets, bicycles, kite flying, fires, camping, and firearms are not allowed on the Refuge.
14. Sequim Bay - Sequim is a native american word for “quiet waters.” The State Park provides kitchen shelters, picnic tables with a year-round marine camping park and 4,909 feet of shoreline (424 feet of moorage). Sequim’s average annual rainfall is 17 inches. The John Wayne Marina is located on the western shore at Pitship Point. At present it provides 22 transient slips.
15. Port Townsend - Excellent stop for boat services. The city has an impressive collection of Victorian-era architecture. Streets lining the bay are full with
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wonderful restaurants, galleries and specialty shops.
16. Port Ludlow - Community of 2,500 on the shores of Ludlow Bay. It offers a marina, boat launches for sailing, power boating, fishing, windsurfing and kayaking. Digging for clams and oysters along the beaches is a local favorite.
17. Thidbey Island - stretches 45 miles with extensive farmland and parks. Its numerous bays and coves are popular with boaters and fishermen.
18. Camano Island - Offers visitors a few restaurants, grocery stores, bed and breakfast and art galleries. The island grows in population every summer.
19. La Conner, founded in the 1880’s, is a community listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is home to many unique shops and art galleries; quilt museums; fine dining, and award-winning accommodations . Visitors and locals alike enjoy the sculpture walk through town.
20. Everett - Deepwater port with full-service marina providing services and moorage space for approximately 2050 vessels. Home of Boeing facility where they build the 747, 767 and 777 aircraft. Interesting waterfront shopping in an 1890s village style.
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