 | | Friday Harbor, Washington | |
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| | Moran State Park | | The park is a 5,252-acre camping park with five freshwater lakes and over 30 miles of hiking trails. Atop the 2,409-foot-high Mt. Constitution, the highest point on the San Juan Islands, there stands a stone observation tower built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936. Activities within the park include picnicking, camping, swimming, hiking, boating and fishing. The Environmental Learning Center, nature trails and the scenic views from the top of Mount Constitution are also favorite activities. |
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| | San Juan Island National Historic Park | | Today the park is an excellent place to hike, picnic, play on the beach, experience wildlife and enjoy a wealth of programming, including the summer living history events. The park is known for the views of Orca whales and bald eagles that inhabit this area; as do more than 200 species of birds navigating the Pacific flyway. |
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| | Spencer Spit State Park | | This is a 138-acre marine and camping park situated on Lopez Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The park is named for the lagoon-enclosing sand spit on which it rests. The park has a reputation for excellent crabbing, clamming and "car-top boating." This is one of the few state parks in the San Juan Islands that is accessible by automobile. Recreational activities in the park include vehicle and walk-in camping, picnicking, saltwater fishing and clamming, beachcombing and bird watching. A sand spit encloses a saltchuck lagoon. |
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