The most comprehensive guide to one of the most popular activities in one of the most amazing playgrounds on Earth!

- New volume in Washington's bestselling hiking guidebook series - Packable size filled with maps, elevation profiles, 130 photos, at-a-glance trail selection table, and more from a beloved trails author - 1% of sales support trail maintenance in Washington

As a hiking destination, the San Juan Islands of Washington and their sister islands to the north offer scores of parks and preserves, hundreds of miles of trails catering to hikers of all levels, and year-round accessibility. Day Hiking: The San Juans and Gulf Islands is divided into roughly four sections: Anacortes, for many the gateway to the region; the San Juan Islands themselves, including some key islands not served by Washington State Ferries; Victoria, Canada, which provides key access to the Gulf Islands, as well as other unique destinations; and the expansive and remote Gulf Islands.

AuthorCraig Romano explores state parks, county parks, and provincial parks as well as some municipal and regional parks. He also features the recent expansion of San Juan Island National Historic Park on San Juan Island and the recently created Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, spanning several of the southern Gulf Islands, both of which are not yet familiar to many hikers. While the star attractions are the ferry-accessed islands, Romano also features several of the larger islands that don't haveferry service (e.g., Stuart Island)-making this guide of interest to paddlers and boaters who are looking for hikes too!

Key features of this guide:

- 152 hikes (approximately 45% American, 55% Canadian locations) - Ferry travel tips - Car-camping recommendations - Border-crossing details - All distances and elevations in both English and metric units - Overview maps for both the San Juans and Gulf Islands

Craig Romano's profile page

Writing about the outdoors is clearly Craig Romano's calling. The New Hampshire native moved west in 1989 and has made Washington State his home ever since. An avid hiker, runner, kayaker, and cyclist, Romano has written about these passions for over two dozen publications, including Seattle Met, Backpacker, Paddler, Adventures NW, Northwest Runner, AMC Outdoors, Northwest Travel, Washington Trails, and Outdoors NW. He is also co-creator of Hikeoftheweek.com, author or co-author of 11 books, and is currently working on Day Hiking: Mount St. Helens (with Aaron Theisen and scheduled for release in 2015). He lives in Skagit County close to the North Cascades and the San Juan Islands. Get more information about him at www.craigromano.com.