Jones Island
7 mooring buoys
128 linear feet of dock moorage at the North Cove. (The dock is removed early October through early April to prevent winter storm damage. All floats will be installed no later than May 1. Mooring buoys remain in place year-round.
Anchorage is good at both the North and South Coves, but boaters are exposed to continuous boat wakes due to heave boat traffic during summer months. There are no good anchorage sites on the east or west side of the island.
During periods of high atmospheric pressure, strong northerly winds may develop causing rough water conditions at the North Cove moorage area. During low atmospheric conditions, the South Cove may be subjected to strong southerly wind.
There is a marked reef at the northeast entrance to North Cove and several unmarked, but charted rocks along the southeastern shore. Mariners should consult their charts in these areas.
Moorage fees are charge year round from 1 p.m. to 8 a.m. All boaters must register upon arrival. Boats rafted to another boat, on a park facility, must also pay the appropriate fee.
Latitude: 48º 37' 4.99" N (48.6180)
Longitude: 123º 2' 47.76" W (-123.0466)
Accessible only by boat, Jones Island Marine State park is a 188-acre marine camping park with 25,000 feet of saltwater shoreline on the San Juan channel. The park provides mooring buoys on two coves, a dock, an ADA trail, a Cascadia Marine Trail (PDF) campsite and 24 primitive campsites.
Drinking water is available May through September. There is no garbage service to the park. Visitors must pack out what they pack in.
Visitors often feed the deer resulting in their becoming dependent on handouts of unnatural foods and potentially dangerous interactions between wild animals and humans. Feeding wildlife is prohibited by law in state parks. Violators may be fined and evicted.
PICNIC & DAY-USE FACILITIES
Drinking water is available May through September. The park has two pit toilets and four composting toilets. There is no garbage service to the park. Visitors must pack out what they pack in.
There are 4 miles of hiking trails on the island.
Baller Verified:
- We stayed at Jones Island 8/2022 - easy access to hiking trails, many primitive toilets on island. Variety of hiking trails at many different skill levels from ADA compliant to moderate. We were surprised how many camping sites there are. Many folks kayaked over from Orcas Island for camping. The dock was also used for overnight tieups - but watch the area of the dock reserved for the Park rangers. Over time - many of the animals have become used to humans and their food - while the state park site warns of deer getting a little aggressive, we have heard the raccoons will board boats tied up to the dock in search of food.
Jones Island lending library
Mooring Balls on the south side of Jones island
Jones Island north cove at sunset