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Park on Summer Schedule
The American Camp visitor center is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The English Camp contact station is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Grounds at both units are open from dawn to 11 p.m. These hours remain in effect through September 2. More »
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Detours Around Downed Skagit Bridge Functioning Well
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WDOT) has posted the link below for both northbound and southbound detours around the collapsed Skagit River Bridge on Intertstate 5. More »
Nootka Rose
Mary Stark
Nootka rose This is the most common shrub on the island and has an exquisite fragrance. Showy pink flowers may be three inches or more and grow at the branch tips. Where in the park: In bloom all over the island in summer. In American Camp, located along the trail to the Laundress Quarters |
Did You Know?
English Camp's Colour Sgt. John Prettyjohn was awarded the Victoria Cross (Great Britain's highest award for valor)for his actions during the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War.