Blind Island Marine State Park

#2999 among destinations in the United States

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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Blind Island Marine State Park is a public recreation area consisting of the entirety of Blind Island, a three-acre island at the entrance to Blind Bay on Shaw Island in San Juan County, Washington. It is part of the San Juan Islands National Monument. The island lies one-third of a mile west of the Shaw Island ferry terminal and has 1,280 feet of saltwater shoreline. The park is cooperatively managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and Washington State Parks. ()

Established: 1970 (54 years ago)Coordinates: 48°35'5"N, 122°56'13"W

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Blind Island Marine State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: San Juan Safaris Whale Watching, Orca Whale Watching & Wildlife-San Juan Island, Moran State Park, San Juan Islands National Monument.

4.9 miSW
48°32'7"N • 123°0'54"W
San Juan Safaris Whale Watching, San Juan Island
126 min walk • Boat tours, Nature and wildlife tours, Dolphin and whale watching
4.9 miSW
48°32'8"N • 123°0'54"W
Orca Whale Watching & Wildlife-San Juan Island, Friday Harbor
126 min walk • Boat tours, Eco tours, Private tours
7.6 miNE
Park
Moran State Park, Orcas Island
193 min walk • Moran State Park is a public recreation area on Orcas Island in Puget Sound's San Juan Islands in the state of Washington, United States. The state park encompasses over 5,000 acres of various terrain including forests, wetlands, bogs, hills, and lakes.
4.5 miSW
Memorial
San Juan Islands National Monument, Friday Harbor
116 min walk • San Juan Islands National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the Salish Sea in the state of Washington. The monument protects archaeological sites of the Coast Salish peoples, lighthouses and relics of early European American settlers in the Pacific Northwest, and biodiversity of the island life in the region.
5 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, Natural history museum
The Whale Museum, Friday Harbor
127 min walk • The Whale Museum is a natural history museum located in Friday Harbor, Washington. Founded in 1979, The Whale Museum is dedicated to the interpretation of whales in the wild.
5.2 miE
Park
Obstruction Pass State Park, Orcas Island
132 min walk • Obstruction Pass State Park is a public recreation area occupying 76 acres one mile southeast of Olga at the southern end of Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington.
4.3 miSW
Universities and schools
Friday Harbor Laboratories, Friday Harbor
110 min walk • Friday Harbor Laboratories, is a marine biology field station of the University of Washington, located in Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington, United States.
4.4 miS
48°31'24"N • 122°54'50"W
Chimera Gallery, Lopez Island
112 min walk • Museum
2.9 miW
Island
Crane Island
75 min walk • Crane Island is one of the San Juan Islands in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It lies just off the southwestern shore of Orcas Island, between it and the northwest corner of Shaw Island. Crane Island has a land area of 0.956 km².
4.9 miSE
National park
Spencer Spit State Park, Lopez Island
125 min walk • Spencer Spit State Park is a public recreation area ran under the Washington State Parks. It covers one hundred and thirty-eight acres on the eastern shore of Lopez Island in San Juan County, Washington. It overlooks the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
3.9 miSW
Island, Nature, Natural attraction
Turn Island
100 min walk • Turn Island, is a 34-acre island in the San Juan Islands in the Salish Sea in the U.S. state of Washington. The island sits in the San Juan Channel about 900 feet off the eastern edge of San Juan Island. It is preserved as Turn Island Marine State Park and is part of the San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge.