Turn Island

#7788 among destinations in the United States

Island, Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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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. The island has 12 campsites and is only accessible by water. ()

Established: 1959 (65 years ago)Coordinates: 48°31'59"N, 122°58'19"W

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Turn Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

2 miW
48°32'7"N • 123°0'54"W
San Juan Safaris Whale Watching, San Juan Island
51 min walk • Boat tours, Nature and wildlife tours, Dolphin and whale watching
2 miW
48°32'8"N • 123°0'54"W
Orca Whale Watching & Wildlife-San Juan Island, Friday Harbor
51 min walk • Boat tours, Eco tours, Private tours
5.4 miS
Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park, San Juan Island
137 min walk • San Juan Island National Historical Park, also known as American and English Camps, San Juan Island, is a U.S. National Historical Park owned and operated by the National Park Service on San Juan Island in the state of Washington.
1.7 miW
Memorial
San Juan Islands National Monument, Friday Harbor
43 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.
2.1 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, Natural history museum
The Whale Museum, Friday Harbor
53 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.
2.1 miNW
Universities and schools
Friday Harbor Laboratories, Friday Harbor
53 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.
2.7 miE
48°31'24"N • 122°54'50"W
Chimera Gallery, Lopez Island
70 min walk • Museum
3.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Blind Island Marine State Park
100 min walk • 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.
4.6 miN
Island
Crane Island
117 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.
4.6 miE
National park
Spencer Spit State Park, Lopez Island
117 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.
5 miE
Village
Orcas Village
129 min walk • Orcas Village is an unincorporated community located at southeastern corner of the West Sound watershed on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States.