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Canoe Island is located on a 47-acre island in the center of the San Juan Islands in Upright Channel between Shaw and Lopez islands. The ferry from Anacortes to Friday Harbor goes by the southern corner of the island. canoe_island_map
Aerial photos of Canoe Island. Arrival by land Photo: Kim Jones
Parents can accompany their children on the ferry to Orcas island or send them unaccompanied to meet our counselors at the ferry landing to board the camp's 27-foot landing craft that can hold 15 people. To save a long wait in the car line, plan to walk on the ferry. Arrive at least 1/2 hour prior to departure to park your car and buy the ferry ticket. If you plan to take your car on the ferry you may need to arrive up to 2 hours in advance. Contact Washington State Ferries for approximate wait time: www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/ or (800) 84-FERRY. Plan to have your camper arrive on Orcas Island on a morning ferry to be in time for lunch and afternoon activities at camp. Because of the limited space on our boat, we must ask parents to say good-bye to their children on Orcas Island as they board the boat to Canoe Island. Parents who wish to see the camp are encouraged to visit during Open House in June. You can also travel by shuttle service from SeaTac Airport or downtown Seattle to the Anacortes Ferry Terminal: BellAir Shuttles, www.airportershuttle.com, 866.235.5247; or Island Airporter, www.islandairporter.com, 360.378.7438.
Arrival by air SeaTac International Airport is the closest large airport to the San Juan Islands. Parents bringing their children to camp who are flying in to SeaTac Airport can either rent a car and follow the driving directions above, or take one of the shuttles listed above. Unaccompanied campers flying into SeaTac can be met by Canoe Island staff and accompanied via a shuttle service to the Anacortes Ferry Terminal and on to Canoe Island. The fee for this extra service is $135 per child for the round-trip. If you wish this service, schedule a morning flight arrival and a flight departure after 3 pm.
For quicker transportation from SeaTac Airport to Orcas Island, campers can take one of the small shuttle planes.
Older campers traveling unaccompanied to SeaTac Airport can catch one of the shuttles at Door 00 to the Anacortes Ferry Terminal. Arrival by boat Families in the area can bring their children to our boat dock on the west side of Canoe Island by noon of the first day and pick them up by noon of the last day. Please contact us to arrange arrival and departure times. |
Parents driving their children to camp take I-5 north from Seattle or south from Vancouver BC or Bellingham to Exit 230 towards Anacortes. The ferry terminal is a few miles past the town of Anacortes at the end of Highway 20 and is well signed.
