• American Camp prairie and Mount Finlayson.

    San Juan Island

    National Historical Park Washington

  • American Camp Visitor Center on Daily Schedule

    The American Camp visitor center will be open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily through Friday, June 2. Grounds are open sunrise to 11 p.m. The English Camp visitor center opens June 2. Grounds are open 8 a.m. to sunset. More »

Nootka Rose

nootka rose
Mary Stark
 

Nootka rose
(Rosa nutkana var. nutkana)

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

Learn more:

USDA Plant Data Base

Did You Know?

Rear Adm. R. Lambert Baynes

British Rear Adm. R. Lambert Baynes  immediately superseded Governor Douglas’s orders to land Royal Marines on San Juan Island, cautioning his captains only to fire if fired upon. “Tut, tut, no, no, the damned fools,” he was heard to say on first hearing of the standoff. More...