Transportation and Travel Management
San Juan Islands National Monument RMP
Transportation and Travel Management and the Planning Process
There are numerous ways to explore and appreciate the San Juans Islands National Monument. These spectacular
lands can be accessed via county roads, scenic byways, marine kayaking trails, and hiking trails. On monument
lands, you will primarily find non-motorized hiking trails.
Through the planning process, the BLM will determine how best to manage travel within the monument over the
next 15 to 20 years. This will include exploring different management approaches that could respond to the types of
planning issues described below. We want your help in expanding and/or refining these issues. (More information
on reverse side.)
Preliminary Planning Issues
• WhereshouldtheBLMapplyclosedandlimitedmotorizedusedesignationsacross
the decision area? (Note: The proclamation precludes open designations, i.e., areas
where vehicles can be used off roads and trails.)
• What roads and trails should be identified for, or closed to, particular uses (i.e.,
motorized use, bicycles, equestrian, hiking)?
What is THE San Juan Islands National Monument RMP?
The Bureau of Land Management is developing a Resource Management Plan (RMP)
for the San Juan Islands National Monument which will guide the management of these
spectacular lands in a manner that ensures the protection of their remarkable cultural,
historic, and ecological values for the benefit of generations of Americans to come.
Contact us
news & updates
San Juan Islands National Monument
BLM, Lopez Island Office
P.O. Box 3
Lopez, WA 98261
[email protected]
Scan our QR Code or visit us at:
www.blm.gov/SanJuanIslandsNM/RMP
Or send us an email to:
[email protected]
Travel Management and the San Juan Islands National Monument
The BLM currently maintains a very limited network of hiking trails within the
San Juan Islands National Monument, along with less than two miles of road.
Current areas with established trails include South Lopez Island, Cattle Point
area, Turn Point, and Patos Island.
How Does the Proclamation Address this Resource or Use?
The proclamation includes the following language to address transportation and
travel management within the San Juan Islands National Monument: “Except
for emergency, Federal law enforcement, or authorized administrative purposes,
motorized vehicle use in the monument shall be permitted only on designated
roads, and non-motorized mechanized vehicle use in the monument shall be
permitted only on designated roads and trails.”
How Does this Resource or Use Fit Into the Planning Process?
Through the planning effort, the BLM will determine how to manage
transportation and travel within the monument for the next 15 to 20 years.
Specifically, the BLM will a) identify areas as entirely closed to motorized
vehicles or as allowing motorized vehicles on identified routes, b) consider
whether various areas require a specific travel management focus (this focus
could be exclusively on non-motorized transportation), and c) identify appropriate
uses of specific routes and trails. In considering travel and transportation during
the planning process, the BLM is likely to focus primarily on areas that already
have some established travel networks, such as South Lopez Island trails, Cattle
Point area, Turn Point, Patos Island, and other smaller islands with trails.