Anchorage· Sucia· Salish Sea — San Juans, Gulf Islands & Desolation Sound
Echo Bay (Sucia Island)
48° 45.5′ N · 122° 53.7′ W
The largest bay on Sucia, opening east toward Lummi Island and Mount Baker, with buoys, linear moorage and beaches. It is roomy and scenic and good in westerly weather.
Practical
Coordinate is the OSM bay. In west weather small boats can anchor in 4-5 fathoms (24-30 ft, 7-9 m) near the head (Coast Pilot). Echo Bay is a voluntary no-anchor zone for eelgrass on the Northwest Straits Commission map, and the Coast Pilot asks boats around Sucia not to anchor in less than 30 ft (9 m). The bay is open to the east and south-east: leave if those winds are forecast. Linear moorage lines run in the bay. Current State Parks alerts: no drinking water October 1 to April 15; from mid-November 2026 a barge and crane will be in Fossil Bay building a pump-out station (moorage stays open). Dock 2 is removed October to April; buoys stay all year. 48 buoys, two linear moorage systems and two docks around the island. Contact 360-376-2073. State Parks moorage (2025 rates, still posted in 2026): buoys $23 a night, docks $1 per foot ($23 minimum), charged from 1 pm to 8 am all year. Self-register and pay on arrival, rafted boats included; phone registration is posted at the buoys. An annual State Parks moorage permit ($7 per foot, $80 minimum) covers docks and buoys.
Best for
Roomy anchorage with views of Mount Baker
Season
May-Sep; avoid in easterlies
Nearby
- Fossil Bay (Sucia Island)0.5 NM away
- Shallow Bay (Sucia Island)0.9 NM away
- Rolfe Cove (Matia Island)2 NM away
- Active Cove (Patos Island)3.3 NM away
- Patos Island Lighthouse Trail (Patos Island)3.6 NM away
- Eastsound Groceries (Orcas Island)3.8 NM away
- Eastsound and Fishing Bay Anchorage (Orcas Island)4.1 NM away
- Mount Constitution, Moran State Park (Orcas Island)5.4 NM away
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