Canoe Island (Washington)

Canoe Island
Aerial view of Canoe Island.
Canoe Island is located in Strait of Juan de Fuca
Canoe Island
Canoe Island
Canoe Island is located in Washington (state)
Canoe Island
Canoe Island
Geography
LocationPacific Northwest
Coordinates48°33′22″N 122°55′39″W / 48.556082°N 122.927495°W / 48.556082; -122.927495
ArchipelagoSan Juan Islands
Area47 acres (19 ha)
Highest elevation127.7 ft (38.92 m)
Highest pointMount Austin
Administration
United States
StateWashington
CountySan Juan County
Demographics
Population5 humans, 1 Australian Shepherd, 23 hens, 1 rooster, 2 bucks

Canoe Island is a 47-acre (19-hectare) island located in the center of the San Juan Islands, an archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] The island is situated in Upright Channel between Shaw and Lopez Islands. Canoe Island's surface is mostly forested with second-growth cedar, fir, hemlock, and madrona, with some old-growth trees, too. Its maximum elevation is 127.7 feet (38.9 metres). The rocky shoreline is bordered by dense forests of bull kelp.[2]

While Canoe Island is only accessible by boat, several Washington State Ferry routes pass between the southern tip of the island and Flat Point on Lopez Island, docking at Friday Harbor, and Lopez Ferry Landing. Canoe Island is privately owned by Canoe Island French Camp, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs an overnight summer camp for children.

  1. ^ United States Hydrographic Office (1920). British Columbia pilot, Volume 1. Government Printing Office. p. 107.
  2. ^ McLellan, Roy Davison (1927). The geology of the San Juan Islands. University of Washington Press. p. 59. ASIN B00087L0P4.