Summary at a Glance
This San Juan Islands map shows the locations of key boat ramps, public docks, and marine parks used by cruisers. Ramps are primarily on the mainland at Washington Park, Deception Pass, and Squalicum Harbor, while docks and parks are spread throughout the islands, helping boaters quickly plan launch points, routes, and overnight stops. Most boaters launch from the mainland, not from within the islands.
Map of the San Juan Island Area
With selected Parks, Docks, and Trailer Boat Ramps
How to Use This Map for Trip Planning
Boat ramps (purple), docks (green), and parks (red) are arranged to help visualize routes and stopovers. Most reliable launch ramps are on the mainland, while island locations focus on docking and anchoring. This layout allows boaters to plan efficient routes without backtracking or relying on limited island launch facilities.
Most docks (floats) are in parks, resorts, marinas and may be used for overnight camping.
Boat launching ramps have long-term parking. Parks without docks have anchor buoys or areas suitable for anchoring.
The facilities listed, are in my opinion, most useful for cruisers, which means lots of private resorts are not shown because they don't cater to transient boaters.
Click on the picture and then enlarge it to see dot colors better!
Note on trip planning:
I don't recommend taking your boat on a ferry and launching somewhere in the islands. However if you must, there are county ramps on all four islands served by the ferries except Shaw. Many private resorts have ramps but they are inferior at best, nonfunctional at worst. The one exception is Jackson Beach Park (Port of Friday Harbor) near Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. Jackson has a good double ramp and float and you can park for free up to 72 hours.
The mainland ramps I recommend are Washington Park, Deception Pass Park or Squalicum Harbor (#1 choice most trips is Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham)
Just saw your post on Sailing Puget Sound and SJI so I thought I'd take a look at your site. Thanks for compiling all the information. You may be missing a couple of boat launches. There is a second one in Bellingham at Fairhaven (seasonal) and one at Larrabee State Park (tide limited). Finally there is a ramp east of Cap Sante in Anacortes with a small public dock but the area is surrounded by private facilities and I don't believe there is any public parking nearby.
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