Secure truck and trailer parking near the san juans.

Lil Rascal

I am thinking of towing my C-Dory up to the San Juan Islands from Southern California to spend about a week cruising. Can anyone recommend a safe and secure place to leave my truck and trailer. I am thinking somewhere close to Anacortes or Bellingham.

journey on · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:53 pm Post subject:

Anacortes has a sling launch with plenty of parking. From what I understand, long term is OK. Bellingham has a launch ramp and they used to have long term parking across from the launch ramp. I understand that lot is now closed, but a week may be OK at the ramp.

Call to verify what is available, because my info is a couple of years old.

Boris

starcrafttom · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:57 pm Post subject:

I live in marysville wa. 20 miles south of anacortes but close to the everett ramp. I have a gravel parking lot at the house. Posted about it before. water and power. More then welcome to park and leave your rig here. I can even drop you off and pick you up at the ramp if you are open on times. call me if your interested. 425-220-6567. We had another cbrat do the sme last year he seemed happy withthe set up.

RobMcClain · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:06 pm Post subject:

Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham has a great launch ramp. They previously allowed long term trailer parking in a nearby dirt lot but they ended that practice a couple of years ago. Now I believe the max time is 7 days. When we towed up there last year we stored our trailer in a storage yard operated by Hilton Harbor, which is about 1 block south the launch ramp so an easy walk. I believe we paid $25 for 3+ weeks of storage. I was quite pleased. I found Hilton easy to work with and secure for the trailer. As for our tow vehicle, the folks at Squalicum authorized me to park it in their marina parking lot. They were also great and easy to work with!
Rob

san juanderer · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:42 am Post subject:

Skyline Marina ( at the end of Hwy 20 ) has a sling launch and a very large gravel parking lot for truck/trailer parking. This is in a residential area, crime is not really an issue. And literally, once you exit the the marina within 15 minutes your into the Islands.

jeffandi · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:28 pm Post subject:

Last summer we launched from Deception Pass State Park at Cornet Bay Marina. There is a nice, roomy, secure parking area there that charges 10 bucks a day for parking (includes launch fee). There was a resident host camped there at the time as an extra source of information and security.

DayBreak · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:33 am Post subject:

We may try Hilton Harbor next time mentioned by Rob above. We just got back yesterday from using Landings at Colony Wharf for trailer storage at $40/week. Location is immediately south and adjacent to HH.