What is the best island in Washington?

Purple_Pills

What’s the best island in Washington and why?

Purple_Pills

Cypress

I’ll throw out a vote for Cypress Island. Most of it is state owned.






Orcas number two with Eastsound, Moran State Park, Mt. Constitution.

San Juan is great with Friday Harbor, Roche Harbor, the National Historical Park, and Limekiln State Park.

Fidalgo is great too with Anacortes, Mt. Erie, Deception Pass, and across bridge and channel from La Conner.

BleachedAnusDawg

Whidbey

I voted for the one with fighter jets that can blow shit up.

DerekJohnson

San Juan

Doogles

Why is Orcas so special?

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Orcas

Doogles said:

Why is Orcas so special?

I liked it when I went there but I don’t think it was special. A friend had a house on the north side of the island and in the winter you could see the ski slopes at whistler at night. Beyond that, it has some cool views/scenery but you could see most of the same on other islands in the sound.

DerekJohnson

San Juan

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

Doogles said:

Why is Orcas so special?

I liked it when I went there but I don’t think it was special. A friend had a house on the north side of the island and in the winter you could see the ski slopes at whistler at night. Beyond that, it has some cool views/scenery but you could see most of the same on other islands in the sound.

Translation: The Nachos there were nothing special

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Orcas

DerekJohnson said:

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

Doogles said:

Why is Orcas so special?

I liked it when I went there but I don’t think it was special. A friend had a house on the north side of the island and in the winter you could see the ski slopes at whistler at night. Beyond that, it has some cool views/scenery but you could see most of the same on other islands in the sound.

Translation: The Nachos there were nothing special

Pretty much. They could’ve overcome the lack of quality with quantity but they didn’t even have a nacho buffet. Sad!

YellowSnow

Orcas

BleachedAnusDawg said:

I voted for the one with fighter jets that can blow shit up.

So un cultured @BleachedAnusDawg

I don’t think Whidbey NAS has fighters. @Swaye

BleachedAnusDawg

Whidbey

Growlers are the one I'm aware of that are stationed there.

Fishpo31

San Juan

First trip with my final wife was to San Juan, several repeat trips, good tims…

hardhat

Orcas

Doogles said:

Why is Orcas so special?

Camp Orkila

LebamDawg

Other (Lummi, Sucia, Camano, McNeil, Harstine, Blakely, etc)

all the islands except Mercer and Whidbey are great - those two are associated with my ex-wives.
I used to go up to Neah Bay all the time. One of my best friends (RIP) and his family are from there they own a hunk of land at the mouth of the Sooes River. We used to go there all the time and climb up on Strawberry Rock which is an island during high tide. We have got stuck out there and waded/swam back. Beautiful, no people at all
They owned the land from the bridge north

Here is the rock

and google map close up

dflea

Orcas

hardhat said:

Doogles said:

Why is Orcas so special?

Camp Orkila

word

DerekJohnson

San Juan

Doogles said:

Why is Orcas so special?

@BearsWiin

huskyhooligan

Whidbey

It has the best state park, it has some of the most accessible views of the sound. It still has fucking cannons, and fucking jets. Fort Casey and Fort Ebey are great.

DerekJohnson

San Juan

huskyhooligan said:

It has the best state park, it has some of the most accessible views of the sound. It still has fucking cannons, and fucking jets. Fort Casey and Fort Ebey are great.

The Secret Service used to have survivalist training on Whidbey. I have no idea if they still do. When I lived in Edmonds I could look out my window and see the southern end of the island. During the summer I could see little beach fires going.

huskyhooligan

Whidbey

DerekJohnson said:

huskyhooligan said:

It has the best state park, it has some of the most accessible views of the sound. It still has fucking cannons, and fucking jets. Fort Casey and Fort Ebey are great.

The Secret Service used to have survivalist training on Whidbey. I have no idea if they still do. When I lived in Edmonds I could look out my window and see the southern end of the island. During the summer I could see little beach fires going.

There is still a lot of island that isn't touched. I like that I don't have to wait in line for the ferry to get there.

Fidalgo gets my second vote for the same reason. That and Mr. Erie has fantastic views.

YellowSnow

Orcas

BleachedAnusDawg said:

Growlers are the one I'm aware of that are stationed there.

Growler has an E in front of it, not an F.

alumni94

Fidalgo

Because it barely an island. Good times crabbing there, etc.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Orcas

alumni94 said:

Because it barely an island. Good times crabbing there, etc.

I didn’t know Anacortes was on an island until I read this thread.