Search activities
Sea Kayak - San Juan Islands from Anacortes

Trip

Sea Kayak - San Juan Islands from Anacortes

Wheel your kayak on the ferry at Anacortes, paddle from Friday Harbor to Jones Island for one night. Paddle to Turn Island for the second night and back to Friday Harbor on day three.

Contacts

Michele Rushworth
Michele Rushworth
Primary Leader
  • Sea Kayak III+
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 20.0 nm
  • Maximum Wind: 12 kts
  • Maximum Waves: 1.5 ft
  • Maximum Currents: 2 kts
  • Pace: 2.5 kts

We will wheel our boats on the 9 am ferry at Anacortes heading to Friday Harbor on August 27th, have a picnic on the shore at Friday Harbor while awaiting the northbound current towards Jones Island. Launch about 2 pm. Paddle about 5 nm to Jones Island where we will camp for one night.

On August 28th we will kayak about 6 nm to Turn Island and camp there.

On August 29th we will paddle along the shore, perhaps as far south as Dinner Island, and then head back to Friday Harbor. We plan on catching the 3:50 ferry back to Anacortes. 

This paddle is for those new to kayak camping as well as experienced folks. We'll have a zoom meeting about a month before the trip to go over gear and boat loading if this is the first time you've kayak camped. 

 

We'll meet at the Anacortes ferry to wheel our kayaks on the 9 am boat to Friday  Harbor.  More details to come. 

Route/Place

San Juan Islands from Anacortes


  • Rosario Strait & Bellingham WA001
    Sea Trails Lopez, Blakely, Decatur & Shaw Islands WA002
    NOAA Bellingham to Everett No. 18423
    NOAA Strait of Juan de Fuca to Strait of Georgia No. 18421
  • See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

These eight essentials plus The Ten Essentials are required on all sea kayaking trips.  All but the whistle and clothing should be provided with any kayak rental.

  1. Floatation in both ends of the kayak
  2. U.S. Coast Guard approved Personal Flotation Device (PFD)
  3. Paddle
  4. Spray skirt
  5. Bilge pump with floatation
  6. Self-rescue paddle float
  7. Waterproof whistle
  8. Appropriate clothing for the conditions encountered seasonally

NOTE: Dry suits required.

You'll need wheels for getting to and from the launch in Friday Harbor and bring fresh water also, for drinking and cooking.

Trip Reports