Friday Harbor & San Juan Island-Things To Do and See
San Juan Vineyards It is the only commercial
vineyard and winery on the island. Started in 1996, had first
harvest October 2000. They also have a great gift shop. Located
on Roche Harbor Road.
Roche Harbor Village See an 18 acre sculpture garden of original works, artist booths, walk the docks and see 100's of boats, eat breakfast, lunch or dinner at the restaurants, grab a latte or ice cream cone, shop in one of the 3 boutiques and a great deal more.
San Juan Island
Historical Museum. Learn all about the British and the Americans and a famous pig
too! 360-378-3949.
The Whale Museum You will not want to miss the educational and artistic experience. Their gift shop is irresistable. Something
for everyone.
Island Dive&Water Sports Dive the San Juan Islands! See amazing sea animals like colorful corals, huge octopus, starfish two feet across, basket stars from outer space, gnarly wolf eels, secretive tiger rockfish, and a menagerie of other creatures and plants. Daily dive trips, multi-day packages, diving instruction, air and Nitrox tank fills, as well as equipment rental and sales.
Christina's Carriage Company When is the last time
you had a BUGGY RIDE! Phone:360-378-2872 for prices and details. Enjoy an old fashioned carriage ride or hayride for special occasions
or just for fun! A touch of class and romance for a memorable occasion.
Pelindaba
Lavender Farm's handcrafted products made here on the island and
a wonderful lavender farm. Do not miss this! Located on Wold
Road. 360-378-4248
Biking in the San Juan Islands - San Juan County Public Works Dept Information. Bring your own or rent one here on the island. Read this first before you bike here in the islands. You will
be glad that you spent the extra 3 minutes.
Susie's Mopeds offer mopeds, Scootcars and bicycles. Located in Friday Harbor walk one block up the hill from the ferry landing. Open daily 9:00 to 6:00 late March thru mid October. Second location at Roche Harbor airport, open late June thru Labor Day.
Also on Orcas Island at the Orcas Landing. Open late June thru Labor Day.
Island Bicycles Rental and Repair
Located in downtown Friday Harbor, just two and a half blocks from the ferry landing! Next time you come to the islands; leave your car, walk onto the ferry and rent a reliable, high quality bicycle from Island Bicycles!
San Juan County Fair A real "local" event not to be missed. Farmers, ag
groups planning educational showcase,horses, cows, goats,chickens,
llamas, alpacas all cleaned up &on their best behavior.
Rides and entertainment too! Fair dates: 2nd week in August annually.
The San Juan
Community Theatre for the Performing Arts. Lots of local talent,
but we also have the privilege of hearing and seeing some great,
world reknown artists too. Located near the Court House. 360-378-3211
San Juan Golf &Country
Club
360-378-2254
Full service 9 hole golf course. Includes driving range, tennis
courts, practice green Bar and Restaurant with Banquet facilities.
Farmers Market. No, I really
mean it this time. DO NOT MISS going to this. Starts about Mayish
and goes to about Septemberish, held in the parking lot of the
Court House. Fresh everything you can image, grown, pickled,
baked, raised right here in the islands. Just show up around 10 am for the best pickings,
goes to around 1 pm or whenever they run out of stuff.
Vintage Air Tours operates a beautiful Great Lakes biplane out of Friday Harbor on various kinds of flights from scenic to simple biplane rides.
Island Culinary Tours: A 3 hour guided shuttle bus tour to explore farm favorites and savor unique treats while you see beautiful sites on San Juan Island. San Juan Vineyards, Pelindaba Lavendar Farm, Krystal Acres Alpaca Farm, States Inn and Ranch, Coho Restaurant.
San Juan Classic Day Sailing: 3 hour, ½ day and full day sailing charters. They sail to and from many of the islands that make up the San Juan Archipelago providing knowledge of local wildlife, weather phenomenons, and even historical island lore along the way.
ART GALLERIES
Micheal Bertrand on display at Roche Harbor, Island Studios Friday Harbor, in Bellingham, Port Townsend, La Conner . . . . Our most creative photographer.
Westcott Bay Institute is located on a nineteen-acre microcosm of the San Juan ecology: forests, meadows, freshwater wetlands, saltwater wetlands, and rocky outcroppings. The trails throughout the Reserve are interspersed with interpretative displays about nature and with installations of over 80 sculptures.
Arctic Raven Gallery
Fine Native American art and more. Located in Friday Harbor,
Front St near the Golden Triangle Restaurant
360 378-3433
Friday Harbor Art Studio
One of our most talented island artists, Howie. Many awards.
Specializes in nautical, but has many other themes such as orca
and wildlife too. He is tucked back on Web Steet near the upper
ferry parking lot.
360 378-5788
Island Studios
Showing over 50 island artisits work. Jewelry in class, sterling, stones, photography,
works in oil, water color and mulit-media, woven and knit clothing, furniture and functional
art works for the home. Located between Dukes Sporting Goods and The Sweet Retreat on Spring Street
360 378 6550, open daily 10 - 5.
Waterworks Gallery
Considered upper crust by the locals.
Great.
Spring St at Argyle 360 378-3060
PARKS on San Juan Island
In 1859 an American shot an
Englishman's pig which kept breaking through a fence and rooting
in his potato patch. This incident erupted into the Pig War,
an international dispute over whether Great Britain or the United
States owned the islands of what is now San Juan County.
From 1860-72 both countries occupied the island - the American
Army at American Camp and the Royal Marines at English Camp.
The Pig War was conducted in a very civilized manner at conference
tables with final arbitration by Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany
awarding the island to the United States.
Thus the only casualty of the war was - one pig! And that's the
story behind the island's two largest parks, American Camp and English Camp (also called British Camp).
AMERICAN CAMP
1220 acres - 5 miles of beach - Day Use Only.
Picnic tables, fire pits, privies. Bluffs, lagoon, sand and driftwood.
Interpretive Center at Entrance - Get map here for unique hikes.
CATTLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE
Walk over windswept fields to the Lighthouse. Picnic on the beach
or, on a rainy day, in the restored Coast Guard Radio Station.
Day Use Only, Picnic Tables, Privies.
EAGLE COVE BEACH PUBLIC ACCESS , just before American Camp, turn right. This is in amoungst
homes. Please be respectful of privacy and the area.
Park your vehicle at the trailhead, off Cattle Pt. Rd. - walk
to beach. Day Use Only , No facilities.
EGG LAKE
Day Use Only, Fish and Birdwatch, No Facilities
Dock and Launch Ramp on Egg Lake Road, No gas motors.
ENGLISH CAMP
See the formal garden, 1860's guardhouse and the parade ground
now home to wild turkeys and Canada geese.
530 acres - 2 miles of shoreline - Day Use Only
Picnic tables, privies. Boaters - Small dinghy dock - anchor
in Garrison Bay Barracks - Visitor information and slide program
- Get map for: Bell Point - Saunter wooded trail to Bell Point
on Westcott Bay.
British Cemetery - Visit this grassy knoll with sheltering trees.
Mt. Young Hike up 650' and feel on top of the world.
FOURTH OF JULY BEACH
Wade in Griffin Bay on a warm day, picnic, or fly kites or Frisbees
in the large grass field.
JACKSON BEACH
Picnic and go wading, Sandy beach, play volleyball, skimboard.
Day Use Only, Boat Launch Ramp
LIME KILN STATE PARK - WHALE WATCHING SITE
Hike trail to lookout points - see the displays describing whales,
porpoises and dolphins. The narrow high bank trail along the shore at Lime Kiln lets you see a broad view of the water and an occasional whale and then return on a path under fir, cedar and madrone. The park estimates you have about a 23% chance of seeing a whale on any given day between May and August.
(For a 90% chance of seeing orcas, book a whale watching tour.) Day Use Only - High rocky banks - no beach, Drinking Water, Picnic
Tables, Privies.
A bit past south beach, parking
for 6 cars, on left. MT. FINLAYSON - NATURE TRAIL (a work out)
Hike the trail up 290' Mt. Finlayson - see American and Canadian
mountains on the horizon, seascape below; return on the nature
trail above Jakle's Lagoon.
SAN JUAN COUNTY PARK
Pebble beach, woods, trails, snorkeling, diving, views of the
Olympic Mountains, whales and Victoria, British Columbia. Sometimes
a wild turkey meanders through too! For phone reservations call
(360) 378-1842 (hours vary). Public Park. Overnight Camping,
Picnic tables, Restrooms, Drinking Water,20 campsites (No RV
hook-ups) Boaters - Launch Ramp, First come, first served for
any unreserved spaces.
SAN JUAN ISLAND NATIONAL HISTORICAL
PARK
Includes the American Camp and English Camp,(some say British Camp) plus the Friday
Harbor visitor center.
REUBEN TARTE PICNIC AREA
Roadside parking - walk down steep trail to a pebble beach. Day
Use Only, No facilities.
SOUTH BEACH
Walk the beach, find a tide pool, marvel at the complexity of
life in a small hollow of rock, or hike a 3/4 mile trail on the
bluffs to the Hudson's Bay Farm site above Grandma's Cove.
SPORTSMAN'S LAKE
Launch ramp on Roche Harbor Road only access to lake - Fish or
birdwatch. Day Use Only, No facilities.
TURN POINT PARK
Launch kayaks/canoes only - carry from the parking area.
Day Use Only, No facilities.
PARKS on San Juan Island 
