Anchorage· Cypress· Salish Sea — San Juans, Gulf Islands & Desolation Sound
Eagle Harbor (Cypress Island)
48° 35.3′ N · 122° 41.7′ W
A small bight on the east side of Cypress Island with DNR mooring buoys and a trail up to Eagle Cliff and across the island. It is quieter than Pelican Beach and looks across Bellingham Channel to Guemes.
Practical
Coordinate is the OSM bay. Buoys are first come first served and fill fast in summer. A 2023 visitor found good holding with fair cover to the north-east and south-east of the buoy field, with few other options; it is open to the east. Some boats stern-tie near Elephant Rock just north, which DNR does not approve. Bellingham Channel currents run hard (NOAA station PUG1740 off Cypress Head; June-July 2026 predictions peaked near 5.2 knots on the flood and 5.4 on the ebb). No docks on the island.
Best for
Buoy or anchor night with trails ashore
Season
May-Sep
Nearby
- Pelican Beach and Eagle Cliff (Cypress Island)0.9 NM away
- Cypress Head (Cypress Island)1.7 NM away
- Urban Pier (Sinclair Island)1.7 NM away
- Strawberry Bay (Cypress Island)1.9 NM away
- Vendovi Island Preserve (Vendovi Island)3.9 NM away
- Blakely Island Marina and Store (Blakely Island)4.8 NM away
- Guemes Mountain Trail (Guemes Island)4.8 NM away
- Anacortes Ferry Terminal, Ship Harbor (Fidalgo Island)4.9 NM away
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