Contact Info
- Phone:
- 360-378-2902
- Phone:
- 360-378-2240
Basics
- Type:
- Other
Description
Belle Vue Sheep Farm painting. San Juan Island is well known for splendid vistas, saltwater shore, quiet woodlands and orca whales. But it was also here in 1859 that the United States and Great Britain nearly went to war over a dead pig.
Hours + Fees
Hours:
AMERICAN CAMP VISITOR CENTER
Open:
September 5-June 3: Wednesday-Sunday: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
June 4-September 4: Daily: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Phone: (360)378-2902
Location: Visitor Center entrance road is on the right, just past the park entrance on Cattle Point Road, the primary southbound thoroughfare on San Juan Island. Please, the entrance road speed limit is 15 mph.
Closures: Christmas, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving.
ENGLISH CAMP VISITOR CENTER
Open:
June 4 to September 3: Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Off West Valley Road, between Yachthaven and Roche Harbor roads.
Closures: Closed during the winter season through June 3, except for the Holiday Social scheduled noon-3 p.m., Saturday, December 9 in the Royal Marine Barracks.
Public restrooms in parking area and on the parade ground, water fountain, picnic tables in parking area. Bottled water, book, souvenir and postcard sales are located in the barracks. A golf cart is available for those with accessibility issues.
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
San Juan Island is the second largest island in the archipelago of the same name, which is located in the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island in British Columbia and the U.S. mainland. The island is served by Washington State Ferries, several private cruise and shuttle craft and three air carriers. Greyhound bus and Amtrak provide service to Mount Vernon, where passengers can take local transit or taxis to Anacortes. One airport shuttle carries passengers from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport directly to the terminal several times a day. Another offers rides to and from the island once a day.
