Islanders for the San Juan Islands National Monument Reviews

Not a day trip! Spend a 3 day weekend to really enjoy these islands. Do some kayaking, do some eating

This place will leave you breathless, go when you can see whales playing in the sound.

We spent a long and relaxing weekend on Lopez Island, and never made it to the National Monument. However, we had a very relaxing time on Lopez Island. If you ever get a chance to visit, be prepared to wave at every passing vehicle, pedestrian, and bicyclist when you are driving around the island. We stayed at Spencer Spit State park and realized after the first day that there are no showers! Its a state park...it should have showers!...but no. Overall, it was great a weekend.

A pristine environment with a rich ecosystem of wildlife. Quaint towns with picturesque marinas are sprinkled with boats of all kinds, including ferries that make island hopping easy to do. So scenic and peaceful with lots of options for adventuring and restaurants for special occasions.

We love boating in the San Juans, very beautiful with ever changing adventures.

A must goto place to unwind. When out of town friends visit, take them there for a spectacular view of the blue Pacific ocean. Breath taking. They may get lucky and catch a glimpse of whales. I figured I'll must go to get away from it all and got lucky twice with whales. I didn't take the whale tours. Must watch them from overlooks using binoculars.

Very cool island and lots of history. It is a fun place to visit no matter the time of year. Roche harbor is always fun to walk around and check out all the amaizing boats!

Nice area for hiking and view over the beach from cliffs at elevation. Some good lookout points.

Great for bike ride. A bit of traffic on Sunday but people are very respectful of cyclist.

The half way point for the north leg of Round the County sailing race. Passing by was a hoot!

The crew at Outer Island Expedition did a fantastic job on our whale watching tour.

simply amazing place and the humpbacks and orca's were out of this world

Stunning places abound. The sculpture garden surprised me by how many wonderfully exquisite pieces framed pleasantly within a field. Great place for family to romp and be exposed to art. The marina was also a pleasant experience with several places to dine. We were able to view several yachts at the open house. Alpaca and lavender farms plus a bit of history at English and American camps provide wonderous reasons to visit the islands.

Amazing all around- San Juan islands is super beautiful

Went with a group from Lummi Nation. To have a day of learning about the Orca Whale capturing, kidnapping and slaughter 50 years prior. And to support the release of Tokitae from her 50 years of captivity in Florida marine aquarium. She is the last surviving Orca of 40 that were taken from Penn Cove.

Spencer Spit
We have a season moorage pass
We use the buoys new ones are nice
Park looks clean and beach is clean
We do not go for walks so no comment on trails
Lots of children on weekend
Water was clean no alge
Nice place

Absolutely love this easy to get to beach. Within minutes of the hustle and bustle of town you can be walking the shore line, relaxing with a book or checking out the most recent driftwood structures.

Loved the reenactment and soldiers on display. The musket fire was awesome to see. Tons of great history here to explore. The grave sites are very eerie.

Beautiful & quaint little town! Loved the boat ride over, too

Great place, hikes were friendly, the surrounding islands and greenery of San Juan made for beautiful scenery, environment was quiet, a great place to get away to; the only problem would be a lack of supplies available on the island and parks, so go prepared.

Freakin' awesome area... Get here before you leave the planet...

Absolutely gorgeous. Each island has it's own character. Just the ferry ride is a once in a lifetime experience. One of America's hidden gems.

This end of the island is particularly gorgeous... Excellent fishing and in some places thick prawns!

Relaxed and fun. Nice public library to work from, temporary memberships available for noon residents.

A beautiful building which shows some of the rich history of lopez island. There are few people for the most in the monument and the town most times of the yrar, so you can view the building at your leisure. It's nestled near the center of the lopez island village, so you are close to food,and many shops and fun oddities. You can make a day of it and visit the surrounding area, or make a shor trip and just visit the national monument for a short time. A bonus is the people that live on the island, they are kind and courteous, they make the trip fun, and they are always are quick to explain anything you have a question, they very proud of there heritage and want to share it with off islanders.

This was AMAZING!!! One of my favorite places ever!

What an absolutely beautiful day! We had an amazing time.

You're in one of most beautiful places on earth, sit back and enjoy

Awesome experience on the island. Clothes cost slot but food is reasonable....

The sea color is like a picture. It is a beautiful island where you can drive and stop by on your own.

Great fun with the kids and plenty of things to see!!! Loved the view on the ferry and the cafe on board had plenty of options!

I liked it but I wish where I was there was a grocerie store

Visit each island if you can for a truly unique perspective on how different yet beautiful the San Juan Islands can be.

This is a beautiful island with a campsite was th a view.

Beautifal historic building with a week's worth of information to share. Great hisyorical site. Well worth the visit.

Very interesting place, wish we had been able to spend more time there.

A beautiful little town which is very well maintained.

Spectacular in summer, moody in winter, always beautiful. Highly recommend one of the whale watch/day tours on boats out of Bellingham.

Was passing through the area while whale watching. So can't really comment.