San Juan Island

Located within walking distance from the ferry terminal in Friday Harbor, The Whale Museum is great fun for folks of all ages. They even have a reconstructed whale skeleton to check out, very cool!

Located on the west side of the island, about a 15 minute drive from the ferry terminal in Friday Harbor, San Juan Park on Small Pox Bay is used by overnight campers and day-use visitors quite heavily during the summer months. There is a public boat ramp for launching into Puget Sound, and the bay is also a favorite launching site for kayakers.

The bay faces Vancouver Island in Canada (only 7 miles across the De Haro Strait) and offers some of the most beautiful sunsets on the island.

In the summer months you have a great chance of seeing the whales as they pass through during their migration between Alaska and Mexico/California.

Located on the north side of the island, about a 15 minute drive from the ferry terminal in Friday Harbor, Roche Harbor is a small seaside village centered around the Roche Harbor Resort.

It has been a favorite getaway for celebrities for decades, and the great John Wayne himself used to spend quite a bit of his free time here!

There is a defunct lime kiln from around the turn of the century right next to the resort, and a small port that has slips for those who may be boating.

Roche is fairly expensive, but nonetheless is crammed with folks from May through August.