Roche Harbor Marina
Our Memorial Weekend cruise to Roche Harbor will include a special new feature – free time. Time set aside to relax, shop, dine or explore the many local points of interest.
Many great suggestions can be found in the brochure “A Walking Tour of Historic Roche Harbor”, available from your cruise hosts or at the Hotel de Haro lobby.
Here are a few other ideas of things to see or do within a short distance of the marina:
San Juan Island Distillery
Taste the Island Spirits:
An invigorating 20 minute walk from the marina is the San Juan Island Distillery. Using a hammered copper Adolf Adrian still, SJID produces a variety of small batch spirits and ciders. “Taste the Spirits of the San Juan Islands”, including 12 different gins, several liquors, flavored brandies and an award winning apple brandy.
The tasting room is open every Saturday (and Sunday on Memorial Weekend) from 1 to 4 pm. (360) 472-1532
Click [here] for a walking map to the distillery.
San Juan Island Sculpture Garden
Visit the Sculpture Garden:
Experience nature and art working in harmony at the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park. Even if you have been before, the art you see will be different, as existing pieces are rotated out or sold regularly and new pieces and artists added.
The garden is just a short walk up the hill toward the airport. Open daily dawn to dusk. Donations are appreciated.
Roche Harbor Bocce Courts
Play Bocce Ball:
The bocce courts are open for your practice sessions for our upcoming ‘Pig Roast’ bocce competition. Just next to the Roche Harbor General Store, two 65-foot, side-by-side courts can be found, bedded with crushed oyster shell to provide an authentic bocce experience. (Hopefully this will not mess up your rough grass game skills.)
You should find bocce balls at the courts, or check out a set from a cruise host.
Roche Harbor Resort Swimming Pool
Take a dip in the Resort Pool:
Your marina guest reservation includes complimentary access to the resort’s (86 degree) outdoor pool, so grab a towel, your sunglasses and some lotion and go take a dip.
The pool is open daily. Towels and locker room access are included.
Roche Harbor Trails
Take a Hike:
Many miles of trails start from the resort and fan out into the forests and farmland near Roche Harbor. These trails are maintained by a dedicated group of volunteers committed to creating opportunities to immerse oneself in the natural beauty surrounding the resort. Walk through woods, pastures, lagoons, quarries, and marshes to experience the variety of landscapes just your steps from the marina.
Click here to view or print a Roche Harbor Trail Map.
Roche Harbor is also adjacent to a National Historic Park and National Monument lands, all connected by trails directly out of the resort. A trail map for the nearby Roche Harbor Highland and English Camp trails can be viewed here.
San Juan Outfitters – Roche Harbor
Go Kayaking:
Paddle in and around the protected waters of Roche Harbor in a sea kayak or paddle board. Just at the head of the marina dock you will find San Juan Island Outfitters.
SJIO is open daily for sea kayak rentals and tours and paddle board rentals.
Go Shopping!:
Several opportunities for shopping, including:
- Louella’s Gifts – Logo’ed gifts, clothing, accessories and lots of fun things for kids.
- Village Artist Booths – Local artisans showcase their talents and create a main-street fair feel to the resort center.
- Sportswear Boutique – A specialized clothing boutique for men and women. Upstairs above the general store.
- Dominique’s House – Your complete lifestyle store for home, condo or boat. Great look, great attitude, great value. We now offer a selection of fine “Spirits” for your convenience.
- The Company Store – Whether you’re outfitting for a week-long excursion on the Salish Sea, preparing a family dinner in one of our village homes, or want to pack a picnic lunch for a scooter tour around the island, the Company Store will surely have something to entice your taste buds. Ice, Beer, Wine, Cheese, Produce, Meat, Fishing Tackle & Licenses
- Northsound Seafood – Pick up fresh seafood from the local fishermen. Keith Porter’s on-the-water seafood stand is as fresh as it gets: local oysters, spot prawns, Dungeness crab and clams.
Susie’s Mopeds – Roche Harbor
Rent a Moped:
Explore San Juan Island at your leisure on a rental Moped, Scoot Coupe, Electric Bike or car from Susie’s Mopeds. They offer hourly and daily rates.
Susie’s Mopeds Roche Harbor location can be found at the top of the hill near the airport. (360) 378-5244
Do Nothing at All:
“Downtime is where we become ourselves, looking into the middle distance, kicking at the curb, lying on the grass or sitting on the stoop and staring at the tedious blue of the summer sky. I don’t believe you can write poetry, or compose music, or become an actor without downtime, and plenty of it, a hiatus that passes for boredom but is really the quiet moving of the wheels inside that fuel creativity.” – Ann Quindlen