Patos Island

Bureau of Land Management · Washington

Patos Island in Washington. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 494 public campsites we map in Washington.

Welcome to the northwestern-most point in the lower 48 states! Patos Island is a wild and remote 200-acre island in the beautiful Salish Sea. The mountains of Canada and the spectacular Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges provide scenic backdrops to this special area. Recreational activities include hiking, camping, boating, sea kayaking, watching wildlife, and viewing wildflowers along the beaches, wooded areas, and at overlooks.

What we know about it

Managed by

Bureau of Land Management

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (BLM policy)

Listed facilities

toilets (as published by the agency)

Phone

509-220-5976

Coordinates

48.78285, -122.95218

Nearest sites we map

• Moran State Park Campground16 km · State park system
• Birch Bay State Park Campground19 km · State park system
• Obstruction Pass State Park Campground22 km · State park system
• Blind Island22 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Posey Island State Park Campground24 km · State park system
• Spencer Spit State Park Campground28 km · State park system

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-05-28, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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