San Juan Island National Historical Park's map and guide is available at the American Camp and English Camp bulletin boards year around. Click on the image for maps of both sites. For historical text visit our "Pig War" page under the "Stories" section of the "History & Culture" menu.
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The 2008-2009 Guide to American and English camps provides a quick overview of the park's cultural and natural resources and current issues.
San Juan Island National Historical Park offers several publications that provide information about the natural and cultural history of park landscapes and structures. A few are available online. To view a publication, please click on one of the links below or on a highlight in the far right column.
To receive a free, printed copy of the full-color park brochure by mail, please contact the Visitor Center Information Desk at 360-378-2902 or e-mail us Printed copies of other park publications are available for $1 apiece.
English Camp History Walk Take a self-guided walk around English Camp's historic parade ground. more...
American Camp History Walk Take a self-guided walk through American Camp's historic landscapes. more...
Earn a Junior Ranger badge Click here to get a Junior Ranger workbook more...
Did You Know?
James Alden, commander of the USCS Steamer Active, carried dispatches during the Pig War crisis. During the Battle of Mobile Bay he led the Union fleet into the harbor until stalled by Confederate mines. That's when Admiral David G. Farragut shouted "Damn the torpedoes..."