Last updated: November 19, 2022
Place
Jones Island Marine State Park
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Canoe/Kayak/Small Boat Launch, Dock/Pier, Tent Campsites, Toilet - Vault/Composting, Trailhead
Jones Island Marine State Park is known for its beautiful views, exquisite shoreline, and abundant life. Visitors are likely to meet river otters, deer, and can pick apples and pears from a remnant orchard planted by former settlers but look out for thorny cacti which also live on Jones Island.
Jones Island has been a Coast Salish homeland since time immemorial. The first Euro-American settler was Robert Kittles who homesteaded on the island with his Lummi wife during the time of the San Juan Island Boundary dispute. The fruit orchard on this island was planted by their family and remains of their farm can be visited on your trip to Jones Island. In 1959, almost a century after it was a homestead, Jones Island became a state park.
Visitors can take advantage of 4 miles of hiking trails and can use docks or mooring buoys for their boats during their visits. 24 primitive campsites are available for visitors and water is available May through September. No garbage service is available, so pack in what you pack out.
Jones Island has been a Coast Salish homeland since time immemorial. The first Euro-American settler was Robert Kittles who homesteaded on the island with his Lummi wife during the time of the San Juan Island Boundary dispute. The fruit orchard on this island was planted by their family and remains of their farm can be visited on your trip to Jones Island. In 1959, almost a century after it was a homestead, Jones Island became a state park.
Visitors can take advantage of 4 miles of hiking trails and can use docks or mooring buoys for their boats during their visits. 24 primitive campsites are available for visitors and water is available May through September. No garbage service is available, so pack in what you pack out.