Turtle Head Preserve

Turtle Head Preserve is a nature reserve in San Juan, Washington. Turtle Head Preserve is situated nearby to the hamlet West Beach, as well as near West Sound.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orcas Island and Skull Island.

Orcas Island

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Orcas Island is the largest of the San Juan Islands, off the northern coast of Washington State, at about 57 sq mi. About 5,000 call this horseshoe-shaped island home, though many more visit by ferry to enjoy the harbors, resorts, parks, galleries and other natural beauty the island is immersed in.

Skull Island

Islet

Skull Island is the name of two small islands in the San Juan Archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington. The northernmost Skull Island is located off the coast of Orcas Island in Massacre Bay, the most northern extension of the island's West Sound.

Westsound Seaplane Base

Aerodrome

Westsound Seaplane Base is a seaplane base located adjacent to West Sound on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Westsound Marina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waldron Island.

Waldron Island

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Turtle Head Preserve

Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

48.6618° or 48° 39′ 42″ north

Longitude

-122.9877° or 122° 59′ 16″ west

Operator

San Juan Preservation Trust

Open location code

84WVM266+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 371949736

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Highlights include Orcas Knob and Turtleback Mountain.

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