Lime Kiln Point State Park | |
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Location | San Juan, Washington, United States |
Coordinates | 48°30′59″N 123°08′50″W / 48.51639°N 123.14722°W[1] |
Area | 42 acres (17 ha) |
Elevation | 187 ft (57 m)[1] |
Established | 1984[2] |
Operator | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
Website | Lime Kiln Point State Park |
Lime Kiln Point State Park is a 42-acre Washington state park on the western shore of San Juan Island in the San Juan archipelago. The park is considered one of the best places in the world to view wild orcas from a land-based facility.[2] Due to the unique bathymetric properties of the site, visitors on the shore can be within 20 feet of whales jumping out of the water (breaching and spyhopping). It houses one of Friday Harbor's two lighthouses along with a stone lookout with picnic tables. The park was the site of lime kilns beginning in 1860, and one kiln has been restored as a public exhibit.
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