Kayak camping, tides & launches: Puget Sound & San Juan Islands

Puget Sound & San Juan Islands: Coastal paddling with 587 campsites, 806 boat launches and 142 tide stations, plus slack-water times for 169 tidal current stations. See them on the map, check today's tides and wind, or, with a Coast Map Pass, download the whole region (107 MB) to your phone for trips without signal.

Open Puget Sound on the mapTides at Foulweather Bluff
587campsites
806boat launches
142tide stations
169current stations
107 MBoffline download

Campsites

From OpenStreetMap, coloured on the map by what you need before staying. 82 mention boat, canoe or kayak access (馃浂). Always confirm fees, permits and closures with the operator.

Fee or reservation (208)

Permit, protocol or private (47)

Free or backcountry (179)

Fees not recorded (check locally) (123)

Tide stations

Highs and lows for the next year, the 24-hour tide curve, wind and the marine forecast.

Tidal currents and slack water

Boat launches

Plus 664 unnamed launches on the map.

Marine forecast areas

Admiralty Inlet 路 Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca 路 Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm 路 Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm 路 Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm 路 East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca 路 Grays Harbor Bar 路 Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands 路 Puget Sound and Hood Canal 路 West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca

Where to see sea otters

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587 campsites and 781 boat launches as GPX (GPS units, Gaia GPS, OsmAnd) or KML (Google Earth, Google My Maps).

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