Anchorage· Whidbey (Deception Pass)· Salish Sea — San Juans, Gulf Islands & Desolation Sound
Hope Island Marine State Park (Skagit Bay)
48° 24.2′ N · 122° 34.1′ W · approximate
A wooded island state park in northern Skagit Bay, a few miles east of Deception Pass, with two buoys and a handful of camp sites. It is a quiet stop on the Skagit Bay route between Deception Pass and Saratoga Passage.
Practical
Position is approximate, off the north shore campsites. Two buoys. The island is fringed with rocks on its east side and has a light on its west point. The main channel past Hope Island narrows to 150 yards; NOAA station PUG1628 (south-west of Hope Island) gives about 2.3 knots on the flood and 2.0 on the ebb per the Coast Pilot. An aquaculture site with private lights lies 0.4 mile north-north-east of the island. Six primitive sites, vault toilet, no water. The park page lists a total fire ban. Phone 360-675-3767. 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
Quiet buoy night in Skagit Bay
Season
May-Sep
Nearby
- Kiket Bay (Skagit Bay)0.3 NM away
- Skagit Island Marine State Park (Skagit Bay)0.9 NM away
- Cornet Bay (Whidbey Island)2.7 NM away
- La Conner Marina, Swinomish Channel (La Conner)2.9 NM away
- Deception Pass Bridge (Deception Pass)3.1 NM away
- Bowman Bay and Sharpe Cove (Fidalgo Island)3.5 NM away
- Mount Erie Viewpoint (Fidalgo Island)3.8 NM away
- Rosario Beach and Rosario Head (Fidalgo Island)3.9 NM away
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