Strawberry Island (Rosario Strait, Washington)

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Strawberry Island
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Strawberry Island viewed from Cypress Island
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Geography
Location Rosario Strait
Archipelago San Juan Islands
Administration
United States
State Washington
County Skagit
Location of Strawberry Bay relative to Cypress Island Strawberryis map.svg
Location of Strawberry Bay relative to Cypress Island

Strawberry Island is a small island in Skagit County 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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    48°33′42.3″N122°44′8.97″W / 48.561750°N 122.7358250°W / 48.561750; -122.7358250