Affordable Camping Vacation in Washington State

by Island fan
(CA)

Went to the San Juan Islands, in Washington State, last year for a week long camping trip and vacation. The first day I rode over on the ferry from Anacortes and arrived in Friday Harbor. Drove across the island and camped in a county camping ground and avoided paying for an expensive hotel room. That night a local Orca pod passed right by the camp ground. Cool!

The next day I rode my bike to one of the light houses and looked across the water at what I assumed was Port Angeles. I also saw a battle field of the pig war. During the week I visited a vineyard and rode my bike all over the island. One of the nice features about going to the San Juan Islands is if you decide to hop over to another island you can do it fairly easily. All foot traffic is free from island to island; if you take your car you must pay.

When the week was over, I tried to catch the early ferry and arrived at the terminal about half an hour early. It was already full; no matter I sat for an extra hour and listened to the radio. Also, right next to the ferry terminal, are great little shops with plenty to eat.

All in all, it was an affordable vacation to a group of islands not a lot of people get to go to.

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