Download Map & Guide (.pdf)Interactive Public Beach MapTour de Lopez RouteOVERNIGHT CAMPINGRESTROOMSNATURAL AREASPUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHCOMMUNITY BLDG.HEAVY TRAFFIC AREADrivers use caution.
Not recommended for
Bicyclist and Pedestrians.
Lopez Sound
Strait of Juan de Fuca
LOPEZ ISLAND
BEACHCOMBER'S GUIDEPublic beach access on Lopez IslandLopez Island has a variety of beautiful beaches, both public and private. Visitors may not know which beaches are public, and thus may tour the island without seeing some of its most attractive features. To help people avoid trespassing on private lands, this flyer provides a guide to public access to beaches throughout the island, as well as access to Hummel Lake. Be advised that signs noted may be missing (removed by "neighbors").Download Guide (.pdf)Back to Lopez MapThis is an interactive map.
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Services: Outhouse, Water, PhonePopular 80 acre park with camping, picnicking boat launch, dock, and sandy beach. Low tide walk to Upright Channel Panic Area (1.2 miles one way)Odlin County ParkBack to Public Beach Map
Services: OuthouseLittle used 20 acre wooded picnic area. 5 min walk to stairs leading to sandy beach. Scenic picnic. Low tide walks to the right to Odlin Park (1.2 miles one way) or to the left to Flat Point. Parking and access off Military Road. Often unmarked.Upright Channel Picnic AreaBack to Public Beach Map
45 feet of access from Port Stanley Road. Marked by signs at each end. Good for small boat launch, clammingSwifts Bay AccessBack to Public Beach Map
Services: Toilet, Water, Phone.
*No Shower
Very attractive and popular, wooded 129 acre park with camping and picnic sites on and off the beach. Sand spit and lagoon make good wildlife viewing and beach walking. Rabbits rule here.Spencer Spit State ParkBack to Public Beach Map
Services: Toilet, Water, Phone.
Next to Village Market
2 Access points, 0.1 mile apart. One is next to Bay Café (where Lopez Road turns north). The other 0.1 mile south on Weeks Point Way (across from Lopez Village Market). Often unmarked. Good for kayak launch, picnicsLopez Village AccessBack to Public Beach Map
Services: OuthouseSpectacular 29 acre preserve including meadows, woodlands, spit with 1 mile of shoreline. From Bayshore Road, turn left on Peninsula Road. Bear right where county road ends. 0.3 mile of dirt road to park.Fisherman Bay Preserve, The SpitBack to Public Beach Map
Services: OuthouseSmall 36 acre lake makes for easy boating and fishing. Signed access at corner of Hummel Lake Road and Center Road. Trout planted yearly.Hummel Lake Boat LaunchBack to Public Beach Map
Services: OuthouseBeautiful 80 acre preserve on edge of lake. Short trail through woods and meadow to dock. Picnic tables. No swimming. Signed access off Center Road 0.3 miles south of intersection with Hummel Lake Road.Hummel Lake PreserveBack to Public Beach Map
Picnic tables at south end of 0.6 miles of sandy beach. Walk the beach or cycle next to it on Bayshore Road with Fisherman Bay on other side. One of the most scenic short, flat rides from Lopez Village.Otis Perkins Day ParkBack to Public Beach Map
Very Popular, scenic ten minute walk through woods to channel and small islands separating Lopez and San Juan Island. Path along bluff to rocky beach, spot to watch boats and wildlife, sea lion watching at south end.Shark Reef SanctuaryServices: OuthouseBack to Public Beach Map
Small public beach to right of paved boat launch and dock.Hunter Bay Boat LaunchBack to Public Beach Map
Unmarked access to Mud Bay. Turn on Mud Bay Dock Road (gravel). House on left at 0.3 mile looks like end of road for 500ft. to road end and stairs to beach. Good for small boat launch, crabbing.Mud Bay ParkBack to Public Beach Map
From MacKaye Harbor Road, turn on Norman Road to paved boat launch, crabbingMacKaye Harbor Boat LaunchBack to Public Beach Map
Services: OuthousePopular turnaround point on island tour. Small picnic area with stairs to picturesque pebble beach and large rock accessible at low tide.Agate Beach ParkBack to Public Beach Map
Little used jewel of a picnic area with stairs to a small pocket beach. From Aleck Bay Road turn on Watcough Head Road (gravel). Where Watmough Head Road turns left, go straight on Huggins Road which then bears right to park.Blackie Birdy BeachBack to Public Beach Map
Services: OuthouseBeautiful short pebble beach featuring a rock cliff and view of Mt. Baker. From Aleck Bay Road turn on Watmough Head Road (gravel). 0.9 miles to road on left (0.1 mile past Blue Darter Lane), Left 0.1 mile to parking area and path to beach. Further up the main road is walk to Point Colville. Look for trees forming "X" over road. Trail is on right.Watmough Bay PreserveBack to Public Beach Map
Unmarked access to Mud Bay beach. Where Sperry Road turns right, go straight on a single lane dirt road for 300 feet to beach. Good for small boat launch. Tidelands to the left of access are public for a mileSperry Access to Mud BayBack to Public Beach Map
Download Map & Guide (.pdf)Public Beach MapTour de Lopez MapOVERNIGHT CAMPINGRESTROOMSNATURAL AREASPUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHCOMMUNITY BLDG.HEAVY TRAFFIC AREADrivers use caution.
Not recommended for
Bicyclist and Pedestrians.
Lopez Sound
Strait of Juan de Fuca
LOPEZ ISLAND
Lopez Sound
BEACHCOMBER'S GUIDEPublic beach access on Lopez IslandLopez Island has a variety of beautiful beaches, both public and private. Visitors may not know which beaches are public, and thus may tour the island without seeing some of its most attractive features. To help people avoid trespassing on private lands, this flyer provides a guide to public access to beaches throughout the island, as well as access to Hummel Lake. Be advised that signs noted may be missing (removed by "neighbors").Download Guide (.pdf)Back to Lopez MapThis is an interactive map. Click pin to view more information.
Services: Outhouse, Water, PhonePopular 80 acre park with camping, picnicking boat launch, dock, and sandy beach. Low tide walk to Upright Channel Panic Area (1.2 miles one way)Odlin County ParkBack to Public Beach Map
Services: OuthouseLittle used 20 acre wooded picnic area. 5 min walk to stairs leading to sandy beach. Scenic picnic. Low tide walks to the right to Odlin Park (1.2 miles one way) or to the left to Flat Point. Parking and access off Military Road. Often unmarked.Upright Channel Picnic AreaBack to Public Beach Map
45 feet of access from Port Stanley Road. Marked by signs at each end. Good for small boat launch, clammingSwifts Bay AccessBack to Public Beach Map
Services: Toilet, Water, Phone.
*No Shower
Very attractive and popular, wooded 129 acre park with camping and picnic sites on and off the beach. Sand spit and lagoon make good wildlife viewing and beach walking. Rabbits rule here.Spencer Spit State ParkBack to Public Beach Map
Services: Toilet, Water, Phone.
Next to Village Market
2 Access points, 0.1 mile apart. One is next to Bay Café (where Lopez Road turns north). The other 0.1 mile south on Weeks Point Way (across from Lopez Village Market). Often unmarked. Good for kayak launch, picnicsLopez Village AccessBack to Public Beach Map
Services: OuthouseSpectacular 29 acre preserve including meadows, woodlands, spit with 1 mile of shoreline. From Bayshore Road, turn left on Peninsula Road. Bear right where county road ends. 0.3 mile of dirt road to park.Fisherman Bay Preserve, The SpitBack to Public Beach Map
Services: OuthouseSmall 36 acre lake makes for easy boating and fishing. Signed access at corner of Hummel Lake Road and Center Road. Trout planted yearly.Hummel Lake Boat LaunchBack to Public Beach Map
Services: OuthouseBeautiful 80 acre preserve on edge of lake. Short trail through woods and meadow to dock. Picnic tables. No swimming. Signed access off Center Road 0.3 miles south of intersection with Hummel Lake Road.Hummel Lake PreserveBack to Public Beach Map
Picnic tables at south end of 0.6 miles of sandy beach. Walk the beach or cycle next to it on Bayshore Road with Fisherman Bay on other side. One of the most scenic short, flat rides from Lopez Village.Otis Perkins Day ParkBack to Public Beach Map
Very Popular, scenic ten minute walk through woods to channel and small islands separating Lopez and San Juan Island. Path along bluff to rocky beach, spot to watch boats and wildlife, sea lion watching at south end.Shark Reef SanctuaryServices: OuthouseBack to Public Beach Map
Small public beach to right of paved boat launch and dock.Hunter Bay Boat LaunchBack to Public Beach Map
Unmarked access to Mud Bay. Turn on Mud Bay Dock Road (gravel). House on left at 0.3 mile looks like end of road for 500ft. to road end and stairs to beach. Good for small boat launch, crabbing.Mud Bay ParkBack to Public Beach Map
From MacKaye Harbor Road, turn on Norman Road to paved boat launch, crabbingMacKaye Harbor Boat LaunchBack to Public Beach Map
Services: OuthousePopular turnaround point on island tour. Small picnic area with stairs to picturesque pebble beach and large rock accessible at low tide.Agate Beach ParkBack to Public Beach Map
Little used jewel of a picnic area with stairs to a small pocket beach. From Aleck Bay Road turn on Watcough Head Road (gravel). Where Watmough Head Road turns left, go straight on Huggins Road which then bears right to park.Blackie Birdy BeachBack to Public Beach Map
Services: OuthouseBeautiful short pebble beach featuring a rock cliff and view of Mt. Baker. From Aleck Bay Road turn on Watmough Head Road (gravel). 0.9 miles to road on left (0.1 mile past Blue Darter Lane), Left 0.1 mile to parking area and path to beach. Further up the main road is walk to Point Colville. Look for trees forming "X" over road. Trail is on right.Watmough Bay PreserveBack to Public Beach Map
Unmarked access to Mud Bay beach. Where Sperry Road turns right, go straight on a single lane dirt road for 300 feet to beach. Good for small boat launch. Tidelands to the left of access are public for a mileSperry Access to Mud BayBack to Public Beach Map