Strawberry Island (Rosario Strait, Washington)
![]() Strawberry Island viewed from Cypress Island | |
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Geography | |
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Location | Rosario Strait |
Archipelago | San Juan Islands |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | Washington |
County | Skagit |
![Map of Strawberry Bay (Cypress Island, Washington, USA) and Strawberry Island.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Strawberryis_map.svg/220px-Strawberryis_map.svg.png)
Location of Strawberry Bay relative to Cypress Island
Strawberry Island is a small island in the San Juan Islands of the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Rosario Strait near Cypress Island and closes Strawberry Bay.
The island is managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
Strawberry Island has long been popular with kayakers. In 2010, due to budget cuts, the Department of Natural Resources prohibited overnight camping.
George Vancouver named Strawberry Bay and Cypress Island in 1792, but left this island nameless.
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Coordinates: 48°33′42.3″N 122°44′8.97″W / 48.561750°N 122.7358250°W
Categories:
- Islands of Washington (state)
- Islands of Skagit County, Washington
- San Juan Islands
- Puget Sound geography stubs