Lime Kiln Point State Park

Lime Kiln Point State Park
Lime Kiln Lighthouse
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Location	San Juan County, Washington, United States
Coordinates	48°30′57″N123°09′09″W / 48.5158709°N 123.1524506°W / 48.5158709; -123.1524506 [1]
Area	42 acres (17 ha)
Elevation	20 ft (6.1 m) [1]
Established	1964 [2]
Administered by	Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Visitors	242,996(in 2024) [3]
Website	Official website

Lime Kiln Point State Park is a 42-acre Washington state park on the western shore of San Juan Island in the San Juan archipelago. The park is considered one of the best places in the world to view wild orcas from a land-based facility. ^[4] Due to the unique bathymetric properties of the site, visitors on the shore can be within 20 feet of whales jumping out of the water (breaching and spyhopping). It houses one of Friday Harbor's two lighthouses along with a stone lookout with picnic tables. The park was the site of lime kilns beginning in 1860, and one kiln has been restored as a public exhibit.

Activities and amenities

The park provides opportunities for picnicking, hiking, beachcombing, orca watching, and tours of the still operational Lime Kiln Light. An interpretive center has displays and activities about orcas and the area's former lime kiln industry. ^[4] The park is supported in part by the Friends of Lime Kiln. Volunteers and marine naturalists are often onsite to assist and educate visitors. ^[5]

References

1. "Lime Kiln Point". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Lime Kiln Point State Park History". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
3. "Visitation Reports". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
4. "Lime Kiln Point State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
5. "Friends of Lime Kiln Society" . Retrieved August 9, 2018.

External links

• Lime Kiln Point State Park Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
• Lime Kiln Point State Park Map Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission