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Blind Island Marine State Park, Eastsound, WA

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Sports & Outdoors

Blind Island Marine State Park

A tiny boat-only island in San Juan County with few amenities, quiet water views, and a sense of seclusion.

Eastsound, WA

About Blind Island Marine State Park

Blind Island is a less-than-three-acre island at the mouth of Shaw Island's Blind Bay in San Juan County. Visitors must arrive by boat. The park offers few facilities, so it suits people who want quiet water views. Kayakers often stop here in the busy season, while the off-season draws visitors to the apple trees planted on the island long ago. The island has a rocky beach, a viewpoint, a fire pit, restrooms, picnic tables, and moorage buoys. It has four primitive Cascade Marine Trail campsites that only non-motorized craft may use. The island is cooperatively managed by the Bureau of Land Management and Washington State Parks and sits within the San Juan Islands National Monument.

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