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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 »
Hiking Trails
American Camp's new South Beach trail cuts across the prairie and exits at Alaska Packer's Rock at the terminus of the Salmon Banks frontage road. Even in summer one can find solitude along the prairie expanse and enjoy spectacular views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Click on the links below to access maps and trail information for American and English camps. Visit the San Juan Island Trails Committee web site for information about trails throughout the island.
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Garrison Bay 
The Royal Marine cemetery is about a quarter of the way up the Young Hill trail. It is the resting place of five marines and one civilian. Another marine, whose body was never found, is memorialized. The four masonry stones are original. The wooden marker is a replica of the original which is housed in the park's collection.
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Did You Know?
James Alden, commander of the USCS Steamer Active, carried dispatches during the Pig War crisis. During the Battle of Mobile Bay he led the Union fleet into the harbor until stalled by Confederate mines. That's when Admiral David G. Farragut shouted "Damn the torpedoes..."