Friday Harbor – Dream Lake loop from San Juan Islands

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Friday Harbor – Dream Lake loop from San Juan Islands

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Friday Harbor – Dream Lake loop from San Juan Islands

02:35

40.6km

500m

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: October 27, 2026

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English Camp - San Juan Island National Historical Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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418 m

King Sisters Preserve

Nature Reserve

6.98 km

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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15.1 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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22.4 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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29.8 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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