• Mt. Baker from American Camp prairie

    San Juan Island

    National Historical Park Washington

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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 »

  • 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 »

News

Cast iron cook off at English Camp

The Cast-iron Cook-off is one of the most popular attractions during the annual Encampment at at English Camp. The event, scheduled July 23-24, 2011, is widely promoted throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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  • Administrative History Administrative History

    A history of the development of the park from its founding in 1966.

  • Final GMP/EIS Final GMP/EIS

    Read in-depth the final General Management Plan and Enivronmental Impact Statement Read More

Did You Know?

Capt. Lewis Cass Hunt

Capt. Lewis Cass Hunt, who squabbled with Capt. George E. Pickett over buildings on San Juan Island, was the brother of Henry Hunt, who commanded the Union artillery at the Battle of Gettysburg. Hunt's guns would largely decimate Pickett's division before they reached the Union lines.