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Obstruction Pass State Park is a public recreation area occupying 76 acres (31 ha) one mile southeast of Olga at the southern end of Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington. Park activities include picnicking, fishing, crabbing, beachcombing, bird watching, and hiking on a zero-point-six-mile (0.97 km) trail.
Doe Bay sits on the south-eastern shore of Orcas Island and is home to Doe Bay Resort and Retreat, where the guest rooms include cabins, yurts, campsites, and a treehouse. [2] Doe Bay is about 19.1 miles (30.7 km) by road from Orcas Village, about 11 miles (18 km) by road from Eastsound, and a short 3.6 miles (5.8 km) from Olga.
Moran State Park is a public recreation area on Orcas Island in Puget Sound's San Juan Islands in the state of Washington, United States. [2] The state park encompasses over 5,000 acres of various terrain including forests, wetlands, bogs, hills, and lakes.
Eastsound (not to be confused with East Sound, which is the body of water adjoining Eastsound) is an unincorporated community on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. Eastsound is the largest population center on Orcas Island, the second-most populated (after San Juan Island) and physically largest of the San Juan Islands.
The Orcas Island Public Library is located in Eastsound and serves a population of approximately 6,000 card holders. [10] [11] The Orcas Island Library District is a junior-taxing district that funds the Orcas Island Public Library's operating budget through property taxes. The annual Library Fair sells books donated by Orcas Island residents ...
Wood and stone material found on the island were used to construct the estate's houses and buildings. In 1921, Moran gave a large portion of his property to the state of Washington for the creation of Moran State Park. [2] Moran sold the resort in 1938 and the mansion and its grounds have been sold several times since, but remained in private ...
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Orcas Village (also known as Orcas or Orcas Landing) is an unincorporated community at the southeastern corner of the West Sound watershed [1] on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. The only Washington State Ferry dock on the island is at Orcas Village [2] and consequently handles all vehicular traffic to and from the ...