Getting older can have its perks!
U.S. citizens and permanent residents age 62 or over can purchase a discounted senior National Park Pass. This pass allows access to pass owner and accompanying passengers in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle at Federal operated recreation sites across the country.
San Juan Islands Refuge consists of 83 rocks, reefs, grassy islands, and forested islands scattered throughout the San Juan Islands of northern Puget Sound. These islands, totaling almost 450 acres, were set aside to protect colonies of nesting seabirds, including pigeon guillemots, double-crested cormorants, and pelagic cormorants. They also attract a variety of other wildlife, including bald eagles and harbor seals. In order to help maintain the natural character of these islands, all the refuge islands except Matia and Turn are closed to the public.
The National Park Pass is good at these areas:
The passes are valid at more than 2,000 Federal recreation sites where Entrance or Standard Amenity Fee(s) (Day use fees) are charged by the following agencies:
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)
- Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
- USDA Forest Service (USDA FS)
- National Park Service (NPS)
- US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)l
Separate (and overlapping) from the National Park System is the Washington State Parks system which has the largest state-managed mooring system in the nation, with more than 40 marine parks and more than 8,500 feet of public moorage space. Northern moorage sites in the San Juan Islands and Southern moorage sites in Puget Sound.
Fees are charged year round for mooring at docks, floats, and buoys from 1 p.m. to 8 a.m. An annual pass is also available.
- Mooring bouys are non-reservable and first-come, first-served.
- The daily fee is 70 cents per foot, with a minimum of $15
- Moorage buoys is $15 a night
- Annual moorage permit is $5 per foot, with a minimum of $60
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