Blind Bay

Blind Bay is a small bay on Shaw Island in San Juan County, Washington. On an island near its mouth is Blind Island State Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blind Island Marine State Park and Canoe Island.

Blind Island Marine State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, Public domain.

Blind Island Marine State Park is a public recreation area consisting of the entirety of Blind Island, an island of less than 3 acres at the entrance to Shaw Island's Blind Bay in San Juan County, Washington.

Canoe Island

Island

Canoe Island is a 47-acre island located in the center of the San Juan Islands, an archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington. The island is situated in Upright Channel between Shaw and Lopez Islands. Canoe Island is situated 1½ miles south of Blind Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaw Island and Orcas Village.

Shaw Island

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shaw Island is the smallest of the four San Juan Islands served by the Washington State Ferries, at just under 8 sq mi. It has a year-round population about 200 people, though summertime weekends swell with other residents and the occasional tourist.

Orcas Village

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Orcas Village is on the southern tip of Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. The village is built around the island's only Washington State Ferries dock, making it the primary entrance to the largest of the San Juan Islands, as well as a pleasant place to wait for the outgoing ferry.

Lopez Island

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lopez Island is the third largest of the San Juan Islands in Washington State. This relatively flat island features some of the best natural parks and preserves in the San Juan Islands.

Blind Bay

Type: Bay
Description: small bay in Washington, U.S.
Category: body of water
Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

48.57927° or 48° 34′ 45″ north

Longitude

-122.93629° or 122° 56′ 11″ west

Open location code

84WVH3H7+PF

GeoNames ID

5787535

Wikidata ID

Q4926513

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In Other Languages

“Blind Bay” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Blind Bay (luuk sa Estados Unidos, Washington)”
Cebuano: “Blind Bay”

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