San Juan Islands
The San Juan Islands are a scattering of forested islands in the serene waters to the north of Puget Sound in Washington state, adjacent to Canada's Vancouver Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Friday Harbor and San Juan Island.
Friday Harbor
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Friday Harbor is the main city on San Juan Island, the most populous of the San Juan Islands. It is also the county seat of San Juan County. Friday Harbor is quite commercially developed, considering its remoteness, and offers more of a laid-back, country club vibe than one of a fishing community.
San Juan Island
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San Juan Island is the second-largest and most populous of the San Juan Islands in Washington State. Once a hotly-contested territory, this rural island is now claimed for those seeking calm, peaceful harbors and whale sightings.
Eastsound
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Eastsound is the commercial hub and largest population center on Orcas Island, in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. Artists, craftspeople and chefs from across the island operate shops along its short waterfront and lively main street, while those seeking the quiet island life come here to outfit their stay.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Lopez Island and Waldron Island.
Lopez Island
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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.
Waldron Island
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Waldron Island is in San Juan Islands of Washington State. It is off the beaten path, even by San Juan Island standards. Although the dock and roads are public, islanders do not generally greet tourists with open arms and there are no facilities on the island.
Shaw Island
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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
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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.
Decatur Island
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Decatur Island is in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, just east of Lopez Island across Lopez Sound and just south of Blakely Island across Thatcher Pass.
Blakely Island
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Blakely Island is in San Juan Islands of Washington State. It is the sixth largest island, encompassing a land area of 6.5 sq mi. It is separated from Cypress Island to the east by Rosario Strait.
Stuart Island
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Stuart Island is in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, north of San Juan Island and west of Waldron Island. The 2.8 sq mi island is somewhat isolated, as it is not served by ferry and there are almost no commercial services, but it is home to two communities of full and seasonal residents, a state park, and a one-room schoolhouse.
San Juan Islands
- Type: Island
- Description: island group in Washington State, USA
- Also known as: “San Juan Archipelago” and “Washington Sound”
- Category: island group
- Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“San Juan Islands” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزر سان خوان”
- Basque: “San Juan uharteak”
- Belarusian: “Астравы Сан-Хуан”
- Belarusian: “Сан-Хуан”
- Catalan: “illes San Juan”
- Cebuano: “Islas San Juan”
- Cebuano: “San Juan Islands”
- Chinese: “圣胡安群岛”
- Chinese: “聖胡安群島”
- Dutch: “San Juan Islands”
- Esperanto: “Insularo San Juan”
- Esperanto: “Insularo Sanjuana”
- French: “Îles de San Juan”
- French: “Iles San Juan”
- French: “îles San Juan”
- French: “Îles San Juan”
- German: “San Juan Inseln”
- German: “San Juan Islands”
- German: “San Juan-Inseln”
- Hebrew: “איי סן חואן”
- Hungarian: “San Juan-szigetek”
- Italian: “San Juan Islands”
- Japanese: “サン・ファン諸島”
- Japanese: “サン・フアン諸島”
- Japanese: “サンフアン島”
- Japanese: “サンファン諸島”
- Japanese: “サンフアン諸島”
- Korean: “산후안 제도”
- Korean: “샌환 제도”
- Lithuanian: “San Chuano salos”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “San Juan Islands”
- Norwegian: “San Juan-øyene”
- Persian: “جزایر سن خوان”
- Polish: “San Juan Islands”
- Polish: “Wyspy San Juan”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas San Juan”
- Russian: “Острова Сан-Хуан”
- Russian: “Сан-Хуан”
- Slovenian: “otoki San Juan”
- Slovenian: “Otoki San Juan”
- Slovenian: “San Juan Islands”
- Spanish: “Islas San Juan”
- Swedish: “Islas San Juan”
- Turkish: “San Juan Adaları”
- Ukrainian: “Сан-Хуан”
- Vietnamese: “Quần đảo San Juan”
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