New San Juan Island Waterfront listings
West Waterfront	4.0 bedrooms, 4.25 baths, 7815 square feet, built in 2002, priced at $9,990,000.00 Privately sited and embraced by nature, this truly incomparable waterfront estate offers over 18 acres and 3153' waterfront with protected deep water dock in 14 tax parcels. Main home is elegantly and exquisitely crafted with captivating panoramic sa... more...
San Juan Island Waterfront	3.0 bedrooms, 2.0 baths, 1600 square feet, built in 1973, priced at $930,000.00 Charming 1600 sf +/- home along Cattle Pass is at the edge of a no bank small pebble beach with a rocky point including detached guest quarters with shop garage on 0.9 +/- acres with 166'=/- waterfront. The house was built in 1973, but the architectu... more...
East Waterfront	3.0 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1792 square feet, built in 1972, priced at $599,000.00 Quaint waterfront home close to the shoreline on San Juan Channel. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 3 story home with large deck to enjoy the expansive views across SJ Channel to Orcas, Shaw and Jones Islands. Separate 2 story storage building plus carport.... more...

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Washington State Ferries serves Friday Harbor, which is San Juan Island's major population center, the San Juan County seat, and the only incorporated town in the islands.

The name "San Juan" comes from the 1791 expedition of Francisco de Eliza, who named the archipelago Isla y Archiepelago de San Juan to honor his patron, Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo. One of the officers under Eliza's command, Gonzalo López de Haro, was the first European to discover San Juan Island itself. The American explorer Charles Wilkes renamed the island Rodgers Island, but the Spanish name was kept on British charts and became the standard.

The only major commercial establishment outside of Friday Harbor is the village and resort of Roche Harbor on the northwest side of the island.

Other notable landmarks are the old British and American Camps at opposite ends of the island which together comprise the San Juan Island National Historical Park, which commemorates the 1859 "Pig War". Interpretive centers and reconstructed buildings, formal gardens, etc. recall the history of early European settlement in the area.

The University of Washington runs a marine research lab and campus outside of Friday harbor. The campus has been extant since 1909 and has dorms, food services and lecture classrooms. San Juan Islands Ferry Schedule