San Juan County Park
San Juan County Park is a public boat ramp on Smallpox Bay near Friday Harbor, Washington.
- Restrooms
- Tidal
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Car parking
- Yes (unpaved)
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 48.54178, -123.15991
Boating rules
- No-discharge zone: WAC 173-228 bans vessel sewage discharges, whether treated or not, in the No Discharge Zone. It became effective May 10, 2018. · all of Smallpox Bay rule
From the boating rules map of Washington Department of Ecology, read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Hanbury Point, Mosquito Pass, San Juan I. · NOAA, 2.8 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ133, Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Hanbury Point, Mosquito Pass, San Juan I. station, 2.8 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | Low 3:21 am -0.2 ft · High 12:11 pm 7.9 ft · Low 6:58 pm 5.1 ft · High 9:04 pm 5.3 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 4:26 am 0.9 ft · High 12:47 pm 7.8 ft · Low 7:26 pm 4.0 ft · High 11:30 pm 4.9 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 5:32 am 1.9 ft · High 1:16 pm 7.7 ft · Low 7:55 pm 2.8 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 1:40 am 5.1 ft · Low 6:33 am 3.0 ft · High 1:37 pm 7.6 ft · Low 8:22 pm 1.6 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 3:07 am 5.8 ft · Low 7:29 am 4.1 ft · High 1:50 pm 7.5 ft · Low 8:48 pm 0.6 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 4:14 am 6.5 ft · Low 8:20 am 5.0 ft · High 1:58 pm 7.4 ft · Low 9:14 pm -0.3 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 5:10 am 7.1 ft · Low 9:11 am 5.8 ft · High 2:08 pm 7.3 ft · Low 9:40 pm -0.9 ft |
On Smallpox Bay
Bay in Washington. All launches on Smallpox Bay.
Community
Where people who use Smallpox Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Egg Lake Carry-in Access · 3.9 mi · Egg Lake
- Sportsmans Lake Boat Launch · 4.5 mi · Sportsman Lake
- Jackson Beach County Park · 7.0 mi · Argyle Lagoon
- Channel Vista Shore Access · 8.2 mi · Kansas Cove
- Reid Harbor Ramp · 9.4 mi · Reid Harbor
- Hummel Lake Boat Launch · 12.3 mi · Hummel Lake
Sources
- Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS11690 · Washington Department of Ecology, Category 1 public information; use of Ecology data with credit to Ecology and a link to the data page; commercial and political use prohibited
- OpenStreetMap w1307493613 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w522696731 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n164760520 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.