Situated in the northern reaches of Washington State's Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands are a uniquely beautiful archipelago of over 450 islands, rocks, and pinnacles. The new San Juan Islands National Monument encompasses approximately 1,000 acres of land spread across many of these rocks and islands and managed by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management. Drawing visitors from around the world, this is a landscape of unmatched contrasts, where forests seem to spring from gray rock and distant, snow-capped peaks provide the backdrop for sandy beaches. The San Juan Islands National Monument is a trove of scientific and historic treasures, a refuge for an array of wildlife, and a classroom for generations of Americans.

On March 25, 2013, President Obama signed a proclamation to designate the San Juan Islands National Monument. The proclamation states that, "The protection of these lands in the San Juan Islands will maintain their historical and cultural significance and enhance their unique and varied natural and scientific resources, for the benefit of all Americans."

Source: BLM Website (March 2023)

Establishment San Juan Islands National Monument — March 25, 2013

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Annual Manager's Report — Fiscal Year 2016, San Juan Islands National Monument (December 2016)

Annual Manager's Report: 2021, San Juan Islands National Monument (James Skeet Townley and Rich Bailey, 2021)

Annual Manager's Report: 2022, San Juan Islands National Monument (Brie Chartier, 2022)

Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, San Juan Islands National Monument (September 2018)

Fact Sheet: San Juan Islands National Monument (undated)

Fact Sheet: San Juan Islands National Monument (undated)

Map: San Juan Islands National Monument (BLM, 2015)

Map: San Juan Islands National Monument (BLM, undated)

Map: San Juan Islands National Monument (BLM, undated)

Proclamation 8947—Establishment of the San Juan Islands National Monument (Barack Obama, March 25, 2013)

Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement, San Juan Islands National Monument (November 2019)

Site Catalog, San Juan Islands National Monument (June 2017)

Obama To Designate San Juan Islands National Monument