Blakely Island
48° 33′ 36.9″ N, 122° 48′ 8.75″ W
Blakely Island has no public overnight mooring, however there is a small private marina on the north side o the island.
Mooring / Marina
48° 33′ 36.9″ N, 122° 48′ 8.75″ W
Blakely Island Marina:
While there is no overnight public mooring, there is a small private marina on the northern side of the island. The entrance is narrow between two rock breakwater jetties. The current in this area can be strong. Visitors are contained to the marina via a chain link fence. There is a fuel dock and a small general store and cafe that is open seasonally.
Blakely Island is the 6th largest island in the San Juans, it is 6.507 sq miles. There is no public ferry service to Blakely Island. Access is only by boat or private ferry, arriving at the marina at the northern tip of the island. There is also a private airstrip for the exclusive use of property owners.
Seattle Pacific University runs a 967-acre biological field station on the Island.
Blakely Island was named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842, in honor of Johnston Blakely, a naval commander during the War of 1812. Thatcher bay, on the island's east coast, was the site of seasonal Samish tribal villages.
