Saddlebag Island Marine State Park | |
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Location | Skagit County, Washington, United States |
Coordinates | 48°32′09″N 122°33′23″W / 48.53583°N 122.55639°W / 48.53583; -122.556390 |
Area | 23.2 acres (9.4 ha) |
Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
Established | 1974 |
Administered by | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
Website | Official website |
Saddlebag Island Marine State Park is a public recreation area made up of 24-acre (9.7 ha) Saddlebag Island, part of the San Juan Islands, in Skagit County, Washington. The island sits in Padilla Bay four miles (6.4 km) northeast of Anacortes, Washington. Dot Island and Huckleberry Island lie nearby. Saddlebag Island was held in private ownership until 1974, when the state purchased it for $192,000 for use as a state park.
Activities and amenities
Park activities include hiking, boating, crabbing, diving, saltwater fishing, swimming, water skiing, bird watching, and wildlife viewing. The island has four primitive campsites, one of which is reserved for human- or wind-powered visitors on the Cascadia Marine Trail. The island has no mooring buoys or docks.
References
- ^ "Saddlebag Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "San Juan Marine State Park Area Management Plan". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. February 14, 2000. p. 12. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- "Saddlebag Island". Washington State Parks Foundation. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ "Saddlebag Island Marine State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- "Dot Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Huckleberry Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
External links
- Saddlebag Island Marine State Park Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
- Saddlebag Island Marine State Park Map Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission