Moran State Park

Moran State Park
Mountain Lake in Moran State Park
Map showing the location of Moran State Park
Map showing the location of Moran State Park
Location in the state of Washington
Map showing the location of Moran State Park
Map showing the location of Moran State Park
Moran State Park (the United States)
LocationSan Juan, Washington, United States
Coordinates48°39′23″N 122°49′04″W / 48.65639°N 122.81778°W / 48.65639; -122.81778[1]
Area5,424 acres (21.95 km2)
Elevation932 ft (284 m)[1]
Established1921
OperatorWashington State Parks and Recreation Commission
WebsiteMoran State Park
Moran State Park
Mt. Constitution observation tower
Location3572 Olga Road,
Olga, San Juan County
Orcas Island, Washington
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
ArchitectCivilian Conservation Corps;
Storey, Ellsworth;
Paterson, Jack
NRHP reference No.12001140
Added to NRHPJanuary 2, 2013

Moran State Park is a public recreation area on Orcas Island in Puget Sound's San Juan Islands in the state of Washington, United States.[2] The state park encompasses over 5,000 acres of various terrain including forests, wetlands, bogs, hills, and lakes. It is the largest public recreation area in the San Juan Islands and the fourth largest state park in the state. A park focal point is the observation tower atop Mount Constitution, the highest point in San Juan County at 2,407 feet.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Moran State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference wasp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Mount Constitution". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Mount Constitution : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2019.