Other News
Apr 11, 2024: Community Meeting: Sea Level Rise Adaptation for Outer Bay and Agate Beach Areas on Lopez Island
Mar 11, 2024: Queers in Unexpected Places: Searching for (and Finding) Gender and Sexual Non-Conformity in the Rural and Early PNW
Mar 7, 2024: DRAFT Richardson Marsh Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan Now Open for Public Comment
Dec 5, 2023: County Council Member Jane Fuller and Senator Liz Lovelett to Host Public Meeting on Lopez
Nov 3, 2023: County and Town Send Open Letter to State Officials Regarding Impacts of Poor Ferry Service
Sep 29, 2023: Conservation Land Bank Announces Special Meeting to Discuss Watmough Bay Preserve Addition
Sep 14, 2023: The mobile dental van is coming to Lopez! // ¡La camioneta dental móvil ya llega a López!
Aug 22, 2023: San Juan County Adopts 32-Hour Work Week in the Name of Fiscal Health, Recruitment, and Islander Wellness
May 25, 2023: Recap of Lopez Neighborhood Meeting Regarding the Relocation of Public Works Facilities
May 23, 2023: District 3 Councilmember Jane Fuller Opens Office on Lopez and Hosts Community Conversation
Apr 17, 2023: Give Lopez Starts April 17th - A two week fundraiser benefiting 15 Lopez Island Non-Profits
Sep 22, 2022: Interim Watmough Preserve Addition Stewardship and Management Plan Now Open for Public Comment
State Parks will repair buoys in San Juan Islands, Hood Canal
Apr 29, 2022
By Washington State Parks
Boaters should check project schedule before planning overnight trips.
Washington State Parks will begin contracted mooring buoy repair work in the San Juan Islands beginning Monday, May 2 and on the eastern Olympic Peninsula beginning Wednesday, June 1.
The agency will repair 82 buoys that are currently unsatisfactory and unusable. The months-long maintenance project will service salvageable state-owned, public mooring buoys to ensure they are in top condition for boaters.
Repair work will begin at the following locations on the following dates:
May 2-5:
San Juan Islands marine state parks, including:
- Clark Island
- Sucia Island
- Ewing Cove
- Fossil Bay
- Fox Cove
- Shallow Bay
- Snoring Bay
May 9-13:
San Juan Islands state parks, including:
- James Island
- Jones Island
- Obstruction Pass
June 1-3:
Olympic Peninsula state parks, including:
- Sequim Bay
- Kitsap Memorial
- Potlach
- Twanoh
Buoy repair work will continue in mid to late June. Inspection of all State Park buoys on a biennial basis is planned under a new five-year on-call contract with Jen Jay, Inc., a commercial diving and environmental consulting company servicing the Puget Sound area.
The current repair work schedule is weather dependent and subject to change. Boaters should be cautious of repair divers in the area and allow extra space around the buoys under repair. For additional mooring buoy repair work schedule updates and future work to improve mooring opportunities, visit our website.
Using mooring buoys is important to help protect sensitive eelgrass habitats from anchor impact. Each buoy is designed for a single vessel up to 45 feet in length. Boaters cannot raft or tie multiple boats together when using mooring buoys.
To report a damaged buoy, please contact our information center via email at
infocent@parks.wa.gov
or by phone at (360)-902-8844.
State parks are a top destination for cruising, sail and power boaters. Buoys are $15 per night and available on a first-come first-served basis.
The agency will repair 82 buoys that are currently unsatisfactory and unusable. The months-long maintenance project will service salvageable state-owned, public mooring buoys to ensure they are in top condition for boaters.
Repair work will begin at the following locations on the following dates:
May 2-5:
San Juan Islands marine state parks, including:
- Clark Island
- Sucia Island
- Ewing Cove
- Fossil Bay
- Fox Cove
- Shallow Bay
- Snoring Bay
May 9-13:
San Juan Islands state parks, including:
- James Island
- Jones Island
- Obstruction Pass
June 1-3:
Olympic Peninsula state parks, including:
- Sequim Bay
- Kitsap Memorial
- Potlach
- Twanoh
Buoy repair work will continue in mid to late June. Inspection of all State Park buoys on a biennial basis is planned under a new five-year on-call contract with Jen Jay, Inc., a commercial diving and environmental consulting company servicing the Puget Sound area.
The current repair work schedule is weather dependent and subject to change. Boaters should be cautious of repair divers in the area and allow extra space around the buoys under repair. For additional mooring buoy repair work schedule updates and future work to improve mooring opportunities, visit our website.
Using mooring buoys is important to help protect sensitive eelgrass habitats from anchor impact. Each buoy is designed for a single vessel up to 45 feet in length. Boaters cannot raft or tie multiple boats together when using mooring buoys.
To report a damaged buoy, please contact our information center via email at
infocent@parks.wa.gov
or by phone at (360)-902-8844.
State parks are a top destination for cruising, sail and power boaters. Buoys are $15 per night and available on a first-come first-served basis.