Location
Sucia Island State Park is 2.5 miles north of Orcas Island, San Juan County.
Acreage
564.08 acres with 77,700 feet of saltwater shoreline on the Strait of Georgia.
Acquired
Sucia Island State Park was acquired in five parcels; the first in 1952 and the last in
1974, for a total cost of $6,818.67.
Historical Background
The island's name originated with the Spanish Captain Eliza on his map of 1791. He
named it "Isla Sucia". Sucia in Spanish means "dirty" or in a nautical
sense "foul". This word was chosen because the shore was deemed unclean and
reefy.
Facilities
Two docks with 12'x160' mooring floats, 48 mooring buoys, 5 pit toilets, 9 composting
toilets, 2 water systems with 4 reservoirs totaling 22,700 gallons, potable water,
drinking water available April through September , shop building, 55 campsites, 16 picnic
sites, 7 bulletin boards, 2 trail system information map boards, 6.2 miles of trails, 3.5
miles of service road, 3 picnic shelters, 2 reservation group camps, and 1 underwater
scuba park with locator buoy. Garbage: pack-it-out.
Activities
Primitive camping, picnicking, hiking trails, salt water related activities, clamming
and crabbing.
Of Special Interest
Marine fossil deposits at Fossil Bay.
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