• Mt. Baker from American Camp prairie

    San Juan Island

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  • Park on Winter Schedule

    The American Camp Visitor Center is closed Thanksgiving Day, re-opening Friday. Winter hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday. The English Camp Visitor Center is closed for the winter. Grounds at both units are open from dawn to 11 p.m. daily. More »

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South-Beach-trail
PHOTO OF THE WEEK – The South Beach trail at American Camp is one of the popular new additions to the park's trail inventory. It is a two-mile round-trip from the visitor center, across the home prairie, to Alaska Packer's Rock at the end of the Salmon Banks Road. The rock is named for one of the sa
Alan Grodin
 

A virtual visit will never equal the real thing, but it remains a great tool to plan a future visit or reminisce about a past one. San Juan Island National Historical Park is in the process of adding new features to the park’s web page, including virtual tours, Podcasts, and other new multimedia content. Stay tuned!

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

First Lieutenant James W. Forsyth was Capt. George E. Pickett's second in command on San Juan Island. Forsyth would become a brigadier general in the Civil War and go on to command the 7th Cavalry at the Battle of Wounded Knee Creek in 1890.