San Juan Islands: Photo Tour

The San Juan Islands lie between Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, Canada. Uniquely beautiful, they are best visited by boat between the months of May and September.

Family boating is easy in the pastoral San Juan Islands of Washington, with Mount Baker in the background.

Looking east over Orcas Island shows the many nooks and crannies of the San Juans—all perfect for gunkholing.

The sailing is idyllic in deep waters and cool summer breezes off Haro Strait, where resident orcas are seen frequently and bald eagles dot the tree tops.

A Nordic Tug sits in front of majestic Mount Baker, in a cluster of tiny islands within the San Juan archipelago.