Westside Scenic Preserve – Friday Harbor loop from Friday Harbor

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Westside Scenic Preserve – Friday Harbor loop from Friday Harbor

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Westside Scenic Preserve – Friday Harbor loop from Friday Harbor

03:41

56.6km

660m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 4, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 10.1 km for 298 m

After 29.0 km for 125 m

After 30.4 km for 215 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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10.2 km

American Camp

Fort

11.5 km

San Juan Island National Historic Park

Highlight • Historical Site

San Juan Island National Historical Park is made up of sites of British and United States Army camps from the Pig War.

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21.2 km

False Bay Creek Preserve

Nature Reserve

27.3 km

Westside Scenic Preserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

Westside Scenic Preserve is a great place to admire the views across the Haro Strait. This preserve covers an area of ancient prairie and rocky coastline. It is also a good place for whale watching!

There is a parking area which is open all the time, but there are no other facilities here.

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28.0 km

Deadman Bay Preserve

Nature Reserve

29.0 km

Lime Kiln Point State Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lime Kiln Point State Park is set on a rocky cliff at the west end of San Juan Island. Lime Kiln Point is well known as one of the best whale-watching areas on earth. There are great lookout points over the ocean from the coastline or the lighthouse.

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30.5 km

Carefree Lake

Lake

33.4 km

West Side Bay (Smallpox Bay view)

Highlight • Beach

Head off of the road here to find Smallpox Bay. Smallpox Bay earned its name as it became a poignant site where victims of the 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic, predominantly indigenous people, succumbed. U.S. officers, responsible for handling the aftermath, solemnly conducted the burning of the deceased victims' remains in this somber location. The views here are fantastic and worth a stop.

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40.9 km

English Camp — San Juan Island National Historical Park

Highlight • Historical Site

English Camp is part of the San Juan Island National Historical Park (SJINHP). This is a beautiful park in its own right, but it also contains a coastal camp that commemorates the British presence during the Pig War of 1859 through 1872. Today, you can view what remains from the British occupation. The Union Jack is still raised over the English Camp on a daily basis, even today.

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48.1 km

Dream Lake

Highlight • Lake

Dream Lake is a lake on the San Juan Islands that has a small island, known as Roy Island, within its waters.

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48.8 km

Fish Hook Lake

Highlight • Lake

This lovely lake sits just off Roche Harbor Road. As you pedal by, you might also spot a series of yurts on the peninsula that extends into the lake, giving it its name. This is Lakedale Resort, where you can book a stay in one of the yurts if you so desire.

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