James Island State Park

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Anacortes, Washington, United States

phone: view phone360-902-8844

website: http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/

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James Island State Park is a 113-acre marine camping and moorage park with 12, 335 feet of saltwater shoreline on Rosario Strait. The park features a beautiful western view of the San Juan islands from a high bluff along the loop trail.

James Island has 13 campsites at three locations on the island. The Water Trail Site is on a hill above a pocket cove of the West Cove and has three campsites (sites 11-13) and a pit toilet. These campsites are part of the Cascadia Marine Trail and are strictly reserved for use by boats arriving by human- or wind-powered watercraft.

The Saddle area spans from the West Cove shoreline across the island to the East Cove. There are six campsites (sites 5-10), a picnic shelter and two picnic sites, composting toilet facilities, pay station and moorage dock. A trail leads to the East Cove where there are four offshore mooring buoys. The loop trail system starts and ends here. The bottom structure at the West Cove is rocky and steeply sloped. It is not a good anchorage site.

The East Cove campground is a short walk from the Saddle area and has four campsites (sites 1-4), one pit toilet, bulletin board and pay station. From here, the loop trail leads southwest to the Water Trail campsites on the southwest side of the West Cove. Boaters moored in the East Cove are exposed to wakes from boat traffic in Rosario Strait.

Hours of work

Summer: Daily - 6:30 AM - Dusk
Winter: Daily - 8:00 AM - Dusk

Locations

James Island is located three miles west of Anacortes and half-mile east of Decatur Island on Rosario Strait in San Juan County.

N 48.30' 47" W 122.46'24"

James Island State Park is reachable only by boat. The nearest access is Washington Park and Skyline Marina in Anacortes.