Guemes Island Guidebook

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Guemes Island Guidebook

Food scene

This is the only place to get hot food on the island along with snacks and cold drinks. There is beer and wine but no liquor. During the summer there is live music. You can get gas and propane here most of the time.
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Guemes Island General Store
7885 Guemes Island Rd
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This is the only place to get hot food on the island along with snacks and cold drinks. There is beer and wine but no liquor. During the summer there is live music. You can get gas and propane here most of the time.
There is a little convenience store here. They sell local made goods, beer, wine, liquor, & snacks. Youngs park is on the other side of the parking lot which is there for public use. There are grills there for use as well. Great crabbing off of this beach.
Guemes Island Resort
4268 Guemes Island Rd
There is a little convenience store here. They sell local made goods, beer, wine, liquor, & snacks. Youngs park is on the other side of the parking lot which is there for public use. There are grills there for use as well. Great crabbing off of this beach.

Sightseeing

Land protected: 64 acres Shoreline protected: 2,100 feet Hiking Trails: 0.4 Miles Trail Difficulty: Easy As the Guemes Island ferry from Anacortes makes its way toward Guemes landing, look to the left and you’ll see a broad beach where there are no houses. That’s the Peach Preserve. A half-mile of easy trails on the preserve take you through the forest, across a seasonal wetland, and through the shoreline prairie. Come back along the beach and make a loop of it. The preserve has kept more than 2,000 feet of shoreline and 63 acres of forest, wetland, and grassland available for public visitation. Access: From the Guemes ferry landing, head north on Guemes Island Road and take a left on South Shore Drive. The road bends to the left. At the next right-hand bend (about 0.6 miles from the ferry) look for a small pull-out area on the left (south) side of road. The entrance to the preserve is marked by a post on the path, a few feet into the forest.
Peach Preserve
South Shore Drive
Land protected: 64 acres Shoreline protected: 2,100 feet Hiking Trails: 0.4 Miles Trail Difficulty: Easy As the Guemes Island ferry from Anacortes makes its way toward Guemes landing, look to the left and you’ll see a broad beach where there are no houses. That’s the Peach Preserve. A half-mile of easy trails on the preserve take you through the forest, across a seasonal wetland, and through the shoreline prairie. Come back along the beach and make a loop of it. The preserve has kept more than 2,000 feet of shoreline and 63 acres of forest, wetland, and grassland available for public visitation. Access: From the Guemes ferry landing, head north on Guemes Island Road and take a left on South Shore Drive. The road bends to the left. At the next right-hand bend (about 0.6 miles from the ferry) look for a small pull-out area on the left (south) side of road. The entrance to the preserve is marked by a post on the path, a few feet into the forest.
Land protected: 27 acres Shoreline protected: 3,000 feet Trail Difficulty: Easy Kelly's Point is one of the most beloved beaches and wildlife areas in the north Puget Sound region. The property includes iconic Yellow Bluff, a view well-known to the ferries and boats entering and leaving Anacortes. Over two million passengers a year ride past these majestic cliffs. Kelly’s Point Conservation Area provides access to over a half-mile long stretch of beach to  visitors for scenic walks and bird watching.  Kelly's Point Conservation Area protects the cliffs of Yellow Bluff. Yellow Bluff is a "feeder bluff" that feeds sand, mud, pebbles and other sediment to nearby beaches and marine tidelands as it slowly erodes. Yellow Bluff provides beach sediments to both beaches conservation lands on Guemes Island. Sediment from Yellow Bluff sustains wildlife habitat, including at nearby 64-acre Peach Preserve managed by the San Juan Preservation Trust. The sediment anchors marine eelgrass meadows home to surf smelt, mollusks and shrimp. These animals in turn support fish and wildlife habitat including salmon which the Southern Resident Orca whales require.
Kellys Point
Land protected: 27 acres Shoreline protected: 3,000 feet Trail Difficulty: Easy Kelly's Point is one of the most beloved beaches and wildlife areas in the north Puget Sound region. The property includes iconic Yellow Bluff, a view well-known to the ferries and boats entering and leaving Anacortes. Over two million passengers a year ride past these majestic cliffs. Kelly’s Point Conservation Area provides access to over a half-mile long stretch of beach to  visitors for scenic walks and bird watching.  Kelly's Point Conservation Area protects the cliffs of Yellow Bluff. Yellow Bluff is a "feeder bluff" that feeds sand, mud, pebbles and other sediment to nearby beaches and marine tidelands as it slowly erodes. Yellow Bluff provides beach sediments to both beaches conservation lands on Guemes Island. Sediment from Yellow Bluff sustains wildlife habitat, including at nearby 64-acre Peach Preserve managed by the San Juan Preservation Trust. The sediment anchors marine eelgrass meadows home to surf smelt, mollusks and shrimp. These animals in turn support fish and wildlife habitat including salmon which the Southern Resident Orca whales require.
WTA and Skagit Land Trust collaborated to create this new trail to the top of Guemes Mountain on Guemes Island. The 1.2 -mile(2.4 round trip) trail leads to an incredible viewpoint overlooking nearby islands and ocean straits, the Skagit River delta, and the volcanoes and jagged spires of the North Cascades. The Guemes Mountain Conservation Area was protected by an unprecedented partnership between Skagit Land Trust, San Juan Preservation Trust, and the residents of Guemes Island. Guemes Mountain is the highest point on Guemes Island and features stunning views of the San Juan Islands, Mount Baker, the North Cascades, and the Skagit flats. The mountain features a unique prairie habitat with a wide variety of flowering flora, small areas of wetlands and maturing forest. The 70-acre Guemes Mountain Conservation Area is at the center of a larger 534-acre area of protected private and public lands. The protection of Guemes Mountain has ensured that this scenic location is maintained in a natural state for the public to enjoy. The hike begins on a trail easement, then winds through forest before connecting to Skagit Land Trust property. It climbs gradually through the woods to the top of Guemes Mountain. In late spring you are treated to wild roses and dozens of other little blooms along the rocky top. On a clear summer day you can see not only the surrounding islands but all the way to Canada's peaks. And in the fall you will be treated to autumn colors that speckle the lands below. Do note that this is a day hiking site only. Camping, fires, motorized vehicles, bikes and horses are not allowed.
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Guemes Mountain Trail
6464 S Shore Rd
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WTA and Skagit Land Trust collaborated to create this new trail to the top of Guemes Mountain on Guemes Island. The 1.2 -mile(2.4 round trip) trail leads to an incredible viewpoint overlooking nearby islands and ocean straits, the Skagit River delta, and the volcanoes and jagged spires of the North Cascades. The Guemes Mountain Conservation Area was protected by an unprecedented partnership between Skagit Land Trust, San Juan Preservation Trust, and the residents of Guemes Island. Guemes Mountain is the highest point on Guemes Island and features stunning views of the San Juan Islands, Mount Baker, the North Cascades, and the Skagit flats. The mountain features a unique prairie habitat with a wide variety of flowering flora, small areas of wetlands and maturing forest. The 70-acre Guemes Mountain Conservation Area is at the center of a larger 534-acre area of protected private and public lands. The protection of Guemes Mountain has ensured that this scenic location is maintained in a natural state for the public to enjoy. The hike begins on a trail easement, then winds through forest before connecting to Skagit Land Trust property. It climbs gradually through the woods to the top of Guemes Mountain. In late spring you are treated to wild roses and dozens of other little blooms along the rocky top. On a clear summer day you can see not only the surrounding islands but all the way to Canada's peaks. And in the fall you will be treated to autumn colors that speckle the lands below. Do note that this is a day hiking site only. Camping, fires, motorized vehicles, bikes and horses are not allowed.
Park features community stage, tennis court, baseball field, jungle jim, swings, basketball court, covered picnic tables, etc..
Schoolhouse Park
Guemes Island Road
Park features community stage, tennis court, baseball field, jungle jim, swings, basketball court, covered picnic tables, etc..
beautiful long beach walk. Park at the end of the road and head left. The houses will end. The views are amazing. The beach is sandy. Walk all the way to Kelly's Point. Definitely a special spot and a local favorite
Guemes public beach
4237 Edens Road
beautiful long beach walk. Park at the end of the road and head left. The houses will end. The views are amazing. The beach is sandy. Walk all the way to Kelly's Point. Definitely a special spot and a local favorite
Public boat launch and small beach with brackish pond. Just open the gate and go on in. Please close the gate when you leave.
Cooks Cove
Public boat launch and small beach with brackish pond. Just open the gate and go on in. Please close the gate when you leave.

City/town information

Great food, antiqueing, hiking trails, etc... Restaurants to mention- Adrift, Dad's, A-Town Bistro, Vagabond, Geredeli, Store Grocery, Majestic, Secret Cove, Brown Lantern, Mui Thai, Wheelhouse, Maryanne's Kitchen, Bastion Brewery, Pelican Bookstore, Frida's, El Jinete's, just to name a few! Stop by the visitor's center for trail maps. Too many to mention!
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Anacortes
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Great food, antiqueing, hiking trails, etc... Restaurants to mention- Adrift, Dad's, A-Town Bistro, Vagabond, Geredeli, Store Grocery, Majestic, Secret Cove, Brown Lantern, Mui Thai, Wheelhouse, Maryanne's Kitchen, Bastion Brewery, Pelican Bookstore, Frida's, El Jinete's, just to name a few! Stop by the visitor's center for trail maps. Too many to mention!