Marine Area 7 (SAN JUAN ISLANDS) all marine waters north of the Trial Island line (described under Area 6) to the United States-Canada boundary.HIDE DESCRIPTION ↑SHOW DESCRIPTION ↓
English Camp is located on the northwest side of San Juan Island along Garrison Bay. The tidelands south of the dinghy dock are part of an archaeological site and remain closed to digging. The tidelands to the north of the dock feature 2,820 feet of shoreline that is open to harvesting. The tidelands can be accessed from several points along a park trail or by boat. The beach is primarily a gravel-mud substrate interspersed with rocky and muddy areas. There is good digging for native littleneck clams, butter clams, cockles, horse clams, and eastern softshell clams.
DIRECTION TO SITE From Friday Harbor, take Second Street and follow signs to English Camp, about 9 miles from Friday Harbor. This route will take you on Beaverton Valley Road to West Valley Road. From the parking area take the Bell Point trail to the beach.
FACILITIES There are pit toilets, hiking trails, interpretive signs, sites of historical interest, and a dinghy dock.
Beach information last updated: April 15, 2010 @ 1:36pm
San Juan Islands
For individual beach information, including harvesting seasons, click on the yellow squiggles below.
Yellow map areas (links) identify approximate public property boundaries and should not be considered legal property boundaries.
Many of these public beaches have no upland entrance and must be accessed by boat. Please respect adjacent private property.
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