Storm watching on San Juan Island is as unpredictable as it is breathtaking. Read on for our top tips on catching a storm—not to mention the perfect, Instagram-worthy shot.
Outdoor Adventures and Activities
Your Guide to Experiencing Bioluminescence on San Juan Island
The waters surrounding San Juan Island offer visitors a prime experience for viewing unforgettable light shows—courtesy of the bioluminescent microorganisms that call the Salish Sea home. Learn more about planning a visit that’ll have you glowing.
Our Guide to Glamping in Washington State
Forget roughing it. Washington State has glamping experiences that combine outdoor adventure with real comfort—think canvas tents with king-size beds, yurts with hot tubs, and even a treehouse built around a living cedar. From the Pacific coast to the Cascades, discover glamorous stays where luxury meets nature.
Our Seven Favorite San Juan Island Hikes
With rugged coastlines, misty forests, and can’t-beat panoramic views, San Juan Island hiking serves up scenery that rivals just about anywhere in the Pacific Northwest. Whether you’re waking up at Lakedale or just visiting for the day, these seven San Juan Island...
The Migration of the Trumpeter Swan: How to See Nature’s Biggest Waterfowl
!! San Juan Island offers up a gorgeous vacation destination year-round, but as summer gives way to shorter days and crisp air, things quiet down a bit in the fall. That doesn't mean there’s any shortage of reasons to visit, though—and one of the best reasons?...
Stargazing Guide 2025 for the San Juan Islands
Whether you’re a long-time stargazer or just starting out, you’re in the right place. While stargazing is rooted in a philosophical experience for many, it also offers a sense of unexplainable wonder and contemplative peace for others. After creating our first guide...
Fur-tastic Dog-Friendly Destinations in The San Juan Islands
If your dog could talk, we’re pretty sure he’d tell you to bring him to the San Juan Islands. Luckily for the best boy (or girl) in your life, our archipelago offers no shortage of amazing adventures for a dog-gone good time. Throw Fido a bone and check out our...
Walking Mount Finlayson: A Breathtaking, All-Levels Hike on San Juan Island
San Juan Island, the emerald jewel of the 172 named islands and reefs in San Juan County, is known for its outdoorsyness. Sweeping sky and forest-bathing enthusiasts pack up their vehicles and head to the island to explore its ever-growing network of scenic hiking...
Stargazing Guide 2024 for the San Juan Islands
Humans have looked to the skies for millennia to ponder their existence, and to find answers and direction. Our culture has integrated the discoveries, modalities, and sciences that illustrate the profound and innumerable ways the cosmos impacts our daily lives. Most...
8 Ways to Include Your Kids in Summer Vacation Planning
You stayed up until midnight to sign up for as many camps as you (and they) can handle, coordinated calendars, scheduled an afternoon babysitter home from college for a few weeks, and left a week for your little (or big!) family to get away to somewhere new. Now it’s...
Take a Magical Kayaking Trip in the San Juan Islands!
Ahhhh, kayaking and the San Juans. They’re like crab legs and melty butter, mountain cabins and cozy fires, graham crackers and roasted mallows, country crooners and pickup trucks, oysters and champagne. They are made for each other. People from all over the world...
Outdoor Games
We might sound like a broken record, but we think the scenery on San Juan Island rivals just about anywhere. We have forests to hike, coastlines to walk, and hundreds of species of wildlife to observe. Our weather is mild to boot! With so much awesomeness...