Camping near Friday Harbor, Washington

Camping near Friday Harbor at a glance

Public campgrounds

6 (3 State Park, 2 County, 1 State Forest)

Getting a site

2 reservable and 4 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Blind Island Marine State Park: "Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)"

Distance from Friday Harbor

0.6 miles (San Juan County Fairgrounds RV Camping) to 9.9 miles (Obstruction Pass State Park) in a straight line; 6 within 15 miles

Elevation

18 ft (Griffin Bay) to 107 ft (San Juan County Fairgrounds RV Camping), 6 of 6 on record

Season

5 open all year

Campsites

25 across the 3 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

2 take RVs; hookups at San Juan County Fairgrounds RV Camping; longest stated RV length 25 ft (San Juan County Park Campground)

Drinking water

2 of 6

Distances are straight-line miles from Friday Harbor's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Friday Harbor

• Shaw County Park & Campground, 4.3 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , County , reservable ($38.62/night (tax incl.); group camp (sites 10-11) $198.63; hike/bike share sites $11.04 per person); listed under camping near Shaw Island.
• Jones Island Marine State Park, 5.8 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Roche Harbor.
• Odlin County Park & Campground, 5.9 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , County , reservable ($38.62/night (tax incl.); group camp $198.63; hike/bike share site $11.04 per person); listed under camping near Lopez Island.
• Spencer Spit State Park, 7.2 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, primitive $12); listed under camping near Lopez Island.
• Posey Island State Park, 9 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Roche Harbor.
• James Island Marine State Park, 11 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Anacortes.
• Moran State Park, 11 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43); listed under camping near Olga.
• Doe Island Marine State Park, 13 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Anacortes.
• Point Doughty, 13 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Roche Harbor.
• Stuart Island Marine State Park, 13 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Roche Harbor.
• Washington Park Campground, 15 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ; listed under camping near Anacortes.
• Pelican Beach, 15 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Anacortes.
• Cypress Head, 16 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Anacortes.
• Sucia Island Marine State Park, 16 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Birch Bay.
• Clark Island Marine State Park, 16 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Marietta-Alderwood.
• Matia Island Marine State Park, 17 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Birch Bay.
• Patos Island Marine State Park, 18 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Birch Bay.
• Deception Pass State Park, 19 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51); listed under camping near Oak Harbor.
• Lummi Island, 20 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Bellingham.
• Joseph Whidbey State Park, 21 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Oak Harbor.
• Saddlebag Island Marine State Park, 21 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Anacortes.
• Skagit Island Marine State Park, 22 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near La Conner.
• Hope Island Marine State Park - Skagit County, 23 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near La Conner.
• Swinomish RV Park, 24 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , Tribal Land , reservable ; listed under camping near Anacortes.
• Bay View State Park, 25 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51); listed under camping near Mount Vernon.
• Fort Ebey State Park, 25 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Coupeville.
• Larrabee State Park, 26 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, utility $41-$56, primitive $12); listed under camping near Bellingham.
• La Conner Marina RV Park, 26 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ; listed under camping near La Conner.
• Birch Bay State Park, 28 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Blaine.
• Dungeness Recreation Area, 28 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , County , reservable ($32/night Clallam County residents, $43 non-residents; hiker/biker $10 per person; $10 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Sequim.
• Lily Lake, 29 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Alger.
• Lizard Lake, 29 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Alger.
• Rhododendron Park Campground, 29 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , County , first-come ; listed under camping near Coupeville.
• Fort Worden Historical State Park, 30 miles from Friday Harbor in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): partial hookup $41-$51, full hookup $46-$56); listed under camping near Port Townsend.

Things to do near Friday Harbor

Public land and water within 30 miles of Friday Harbor, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• San Juan Islands National Monument, all 6 campgrounds here sit inside this BLM unit, the nearest San Juan County Fairgrounds RV Camping at 0.6 miles from Friday Harbor; publiclandsdb.com has its camping rule, field office, and boundary.
• San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Turn Island Marine State Park (2.2 miles from Friday Harbor) sits inside this national wildlife refuge; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary.
• Egg Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 3.6 miles from Friday Harbor; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Griffin Bay State Park, Griffin Bay (4 miles from Friday Harbor) sits inside this state park; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
• San Juan Island National Historical Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 4.9 miles from Friday Harbor; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Upright Channel State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 5.4 miles from Friday Harbor; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Jones Island State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 5.9 miles from Friday Harbor; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Hummel Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 6 miles from Friday Harbor; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Lime Kiln Point State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 6.1 miles from Friday Harbor; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Spencer Spit State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 7.4 miles from Friday Harbor; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Friday Harbor

Nearest emergency room: Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center, 1117 Spring Street, Friday Harbor, WA, 0.7 miles from Friday Harbor , (360) 378-2141. Next nearest: Island Hospital, 1211 24th St, Anacortes, WA, 19 miles, (360) 299-1300. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address. In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Small Store convenience store · 0.1 miles
• Kings Market supermarket · 0.1 miles
• Big Store convenience store · 0.1 miles

Fuel

• 76 fuel station · 0.1 miles
• Pacific Pride fuel station · 0.3 miles
• Weeks Garage fuel station · 5.1 miles

Propane

• Messer Industrial Gases propane dealer · 17 miles · (888) 256-7359
• Suburban Propane propane dealer · 21 miles

RV dump station

• Roche Harbor service point · 8.1 miles
• Village Marina service point · 18 miles · (778) 432-0477
• Victoria International Marina service point · 18 miles · (778) 432-0477

Pharmacy

• Friday Harbor Drug pharmacy · 0.1 miles · (360) 378-4421
• Lopez Island Pharmacy pharmacy · 4.8 miles · (360) 468-2616
• Ray's Pharmacy pharmacy · 12 miles · (360) 376-2230

Laundromat

• Country Corner Laundry laundromat · 13 miles
• Squeaky's Laundromat laundromat · 15 miles · (250) 721-2420 · Hours Mo-Fr 08:30-18:00, Sa-Su 09:00-16:00
• Scrub Your Duds laundromat · 17 miles · (250) 727-2661

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Friday Harbor: potable water fill and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

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