Frequently Asked Questions

We can only take phone reservations from those people who do not have access to the Internet. With our online reservation system, you can make your reservation any time of the day or night with no busy phone lines. It will help us do our jobs more efficiently, if you can take advantage of this online booking system.

We are able to allow some small personal private events at some of our parks. Please contact our main office by email at: parks@sanjuanco.com.

San Juan County Parks does not currently charge for entry to any of our parks and we are not participants in the state’s Discover Pass program (this pass is not required for access to County parks, other fees may pertain to specific uses). For information about this pass, required for state-managed recreation lands, please visit the Discover Pass website.

At the Fairgrounds in Friday Harbor, we can accommodate RV's of any length (no tent camping). We also operate Odlin County Park on Lopez Island and Shaw Island County Park on Shaw Island. There is also a State Park (Spencer Spit) on Lopez. San Juan County Parks doesn't operate any overnight camping facilities on Orcas Island, but Moran State Park and some private resorts offer camping.

There are coin-operated showers at the Port of Friday Harbor Marina in Friday Harbor and at Roche Harbor Marina.

Please check with the Park staff for the most suitable location for your vehicle and/or boat trailer. There is no charge for day-use parking, but overnight vehicle parking for kayakers/boaters is $20 per night.

To help protect Southern Resident Killer Whales and other marine animals, San Juan County Parks is working with NOAA Fisheries, The Whale Museum, and local kayak tour operators to educate all boaters on regulations affecting Killer Whales. 1) From the 2nd Friday in May through the last Sunday in September of each year, all vessel operators launching from San Juan County Park with the intention of leaving the immediate cove area must have a valid permit.

To obtain a permit, vessel operators will attend a short educational presentation on whale watching regulations and guidelines and pay the applicable permit fee. Vessel operators agree to follow prescribed whale watch guidelines and regulations. Vessel operators who return annually may attend the training every other year upon presentation of the previous year’s permit to park staff.

- Ferry Landing: 1 mile
- Lopez Village: 3 miles
- Spencer Spit State Park: 3.6 miles

Unfortunately, no, The campsites that state that there are no vehicles in the park really mean just that. These sites are intended for folks who arrive on island by foot, kayak or bicycle. Consider these sites safe haven for these folks. If you’re bringing a motorized vehicle into the park, you’ll need to stay in a campsite so designated.

On Shaw Island, the Shaw General Store at the ferry landing operates seasonally and offers a surprisingly good variety of grocery and small hardware items.

We also operate Odlin County Park on Lopez Island and San Juan County Park on San Juan Island. At the Fairgrounds in Friday Harbor, we can accommodate RV's of any length (no tent camping). There is also a State Park (Spencer Spit) on Lopez. San Juan County Parks doesn't operate any overnight camping facilities on Orcas Island, but Moran State Park and some private resorts on the island offer camping.

There are no public shower facilities available on Shaw Island.

Please do check with the Park staff for the most suitable location for your vehicle and/or boat trailer. There is no charge for day-use parking, but overnight vehicle parking for kayakers/boaters is $10 per night.