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[[Image:Ferrysunset.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt="sunset sail on the ferry"|"sunset is the best time to take the ferry"]]<br />
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''This information is from [https://wsdot.wa.gov WSDOT]. Please check their site for the most up-to-date information.''<br />
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If you are driving a vehicle, don't forget to make your [https://secureapps.wsdot.wa.gov/Ferries/Reservations/Vehicle/default.aspx ferry reservation] from Anacortes to Orcas Island, WA.<br />
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*Vehicle reservations are not required, but are strongly recommended. Limited standby space is available on all sailings.<br />
*Vehicle reservations are one way. Be sure to make reservations for both your outbound and return trips.<br />
*Reservations are for vehicles only. Walk-on passengers and those bringing bicycles can buy a ticket online or pay when you arrive.<br />
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==Reservation Release Dates==<br />
The summer sailing season begins June 16, 2024. On the Anacortes/San Juan Islands routes, space is released according to the following schedule: <br />
*2 months before the season start date at 10:00 a.m. PT: 25% of standard vehicle space is released and all 75% of tall, non-standard vehicle space is released<br />
*2 weeks before each sailing date at '''7:00 a.m. PT''': Additional 25% of standard vehicle space is released<br />
*2 days before each sailing date at '''7:00 a.m. PT''': Final 25% of standard vehicle space is released<br />
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During normal operations, 75% of the space on each vessel is available to reserve, and the remaining 25% of vehicle deck space is held open for emergency and stand-by vehicles. Additional standby space may also be available due to no shows. In the event of a service disruption, new reservations may be unavailable, and existing reservation holders will be prioritized over standby traffic.<br />
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'''TIPS: Set your alarm and have your computer ready to go, website open, ready to select the time you want, with credit card info, etc. or risk not being able to check out. Also, if you miss it initially, check again after 30 or 60 minutes when the unpaid carts get re-released. This is the game we all play 2 weeks and 2 days beforehand.''' In 2022, we had more luck checking out as a guest and not logging into an account. You'll also have less frustration trying on the 2 weeks and 2 days before release dates because the initial release date 2 months prior is for sailing dates for the entire summer, not just one specific day, so there is a lot more website traffic on that day. Normally, carts expire in 30 minutes but in 2022 everyone's carts were timing out before they were able to check out and WSDOT caught on and changed it to 60 minutes; so if you keep refreshing and wait until 8a, you may get lucky. It is also recommended to do random checks because if someone cancels their reservation, it becomes immediately available again on their website. <br />
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==Day of Travel==<br />
[[Image:Ferrytrail.jpg|right|250px|alt="ferry water trail"]]<br />
You must arrive in advance of your sailing time. Plan to arrive and join the line 45-60 minutes in advance of a reserved sailing. <br />
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'''Drivers must check-in at a ''tollbooth'' at least 30 minutes before the reserved sailing time.''' If you don't check-in by that time, you will lose your reserved space and will be put in the standby queue (even if you are 1 minute late). On busy sailings, vehicles will have to wait in line before reaching the tollbooth or attendant. Keep this in mind when planning how far in advance to arrive.<br />
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Make sure to bring the printed or mobile barcode from the attachment in your confirmation email or the reservation confirmation number.<br />
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==Change/Cancel Reservation==<br />
You can change or cancel your vehicle reservations online.<br />
*Reservations must be changed or canceled before 5:00 p.m. PT the day before travel to avoid a no-show fee.<br />
*A final change is allowed after 5:00 p.m. PT the day before the reserved sailing with no charge. If a reservation is canceled after the final change has been made, a no-show fee will be charged.<br />
*No changes or cancellations can be made less than two hours in advance of the reserved sailing.<br />
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==Ticket Info==<br />
*Tickets for vehicles including the driver are roundtrip (you only pay at Anacortes, not Orcas Island)<br />
*Vehicle and Passenger Tickets are only required when departing from Anacortes<br />
*All tickets for travel through the San Juan Islands are for roundtrip fares and cover the cost of your departure and return trips<br />
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(Your reservation is not your ticket. The credit card you entered to make your reservation is only used for the no-show fee; you can pay for your ticket however you want when you get to the tollbooth.)</div>ZarkleToorhttps://wiki.toorcamp.org/SitePhotosSitePhotos2024-02-21T08:17:53Z<p>ZarkleToor: </p>
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<div>Photos of Doe Bay mostly taken by Zarkle from visits in February 2024, February and July 2022, 2018, and 2016. In the summer the greenery provides great cover, but winter pics show more detail.<br />
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=== Doe Bay ===<br />
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Image: Kayakbeach1.jpg|alt="kayak beach"|kayak beach<br />
Image: Kayakbeach2.jpg|alt="kayak beach"|Sweet Spot yurt in the distance<br />
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=== Amenities ===<br />
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Image:Kitchen1.jpg|guest kitchen|Guest kitchen<br />
Image:Kitchen2.jpg|guest kitchen|Guest kitchen<br />
Image:Kitchen3.jpg|guest kitchen indoor seating|Guest kitchen indoor seating<br />
Image:Kitchen4.jpg|guest kitchen outdoor seating|Guest kitchen outdoor seating<br />
Image:Kitchen5.jpg|alt="guest kitchen rules"<br />
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Image:Lowerbath1.jpg|alt="lower bath toilets"|Lower bath toilets<br />
Image:Lowerbath2.jpg|alt="lower bath wash"|Lower bath dish wash station<br />
Image:Lowerbath3.jpg|alt="lower bath showers"|Lower bath showers (separate mens and womens)<br />
Image:Lowerbathtrail.jpg|alt="lower bath trail"|Trail from Ganesh Way to lower restrooms<br />
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Image:Uppershowerada.jpg|alt="upper bath ADA shower"|Upper bath ADA shower<br />
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Image:comfortstation1.jpg|alt="camper comfort station"|camper comfort station for Nature District campsites w/ potable water<br />
Image:comfortstation2.jpg|alt="food storage station"|food storage station<br />
Image:comfortstation3.jpg|alt="dishwashing station"|dishwashing station<br />
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Image:Evcharger.jpg|alt="EV charger"|free EV charger adjacent to the garden<br />
Image:Yoga-water.jpg|alt="water spigot"|water spigot behind yoga studio w/ potable water (and tesla coil tunes)<br />
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=== Prime District ===<br />
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Image:Upper1.jpg|alt="upper field cabins"|upper field cabins<br />
Image:Upper3.jpg|alt="prime dome field"|where prime dome will be<br />
Image:Upper2.jpg|sunset view<br />
Image:Whiskey-deer.jpg|alt="Whiskey and a deer"|where the deer like to feed<br />
Image:Treehouse.jpg|alt="treehouse view"|view from the treehouse<br />
Image:Treehouse2.jpg|alt="treehouse view"|view from Ada's Cafe<br />
Image:Homesteadroad.jpg|Homestead Rd, picnic sites, upper parking lot, garages<br />
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Image:Holt-orchard-stage.jpg|Holt's Corner, villages and open camping area, maker stage<br />
Image:Orchard-gardenspot.jpg|alt="orchard and Garden Spot"|orchard and Garden Spot<br />
Image:Orchard1.jpg|alt="orchard"|2023 new orchard<br />
Image:Orchard2.jpg|alt="orchard"|Doe Bay Orchard<br />
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Image:Gardenview.jpg|alt="view from garden"|view from the garden<br />
Image:Retreat1.jpg|villages and open camping area, Garden Spot, maker stage<br />
Image:Garden-eden.jpg|alt="garden, Eden"|Doe Bay Garden, Eden, Homestead Rd<br />
Image:Peacock.jpg|alt="peacock"|Good morning Kevin!<br />
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=== Nature District: The Point, Otter Cove, Beach ===<br />
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Image:Trailmap.jpg|alt="trail map"|which way to go?<br />
Image:Thepointtrail1.jpg|alt="point trail"|view of Otter Cove from trail<br />
Image:Thepointtrail3.jpg|alt="point trail"|view across Otter Cove to the waterfall from trail<br />
Image:Firestation.jpg|alt="point fire station"|fire station along trail to the point<br />
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Image:Thepoint1.jpg|alt="point"|keep a look out for some seals below<br />
Image:Thepoint5.jpg|alt="Whiskey on the point"|Whiskey says this is a good place to do yoga.<br />
Image:Thepoint6.jpg|alt="feeding seal"|You might not see an otter in Otter Cove, but you may spot a feeding seal from Seal Landing!<br />
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Image:Thepoint2.jpg|alt="point"|view across Otter Cove to Doe Bay store and boathouse<br />
Image:Thepoint3.jpg|alt="Otter Cove"|Otter Cove at high tide<br />
Image:Thepoint4.jpg|alt="Otter Cove"|Otter Cove<br />
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Image:Ottercove1.jpg|alt="point"|Otter Lodge view<br />
Image:Ottercove2.jpg|alt="Otter Cove"|Otter Cove beach<br />
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Image:Otterbeach2.jpg|alt="Otter Cove beach"<br />
Image:Otterbeach1.jpg|alt="Otter Cove beach"<br />
Image:Waterfall.jpg|alt="waterfall"<br />
Image:Otterbeach4.jpg|alt="Whiskey swimming at Otter Cove beach"|Whiskey recommends going for a swim at the beach<br />
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Image:Purpleseastar.jpg|alt="purple seastar"|purple seastar in the tidepools<br />
Image:Ottercove3.jpg|alt="Otter Cove"|Otter Cove at low tide; nature district in the distance<br />
Image:Ottercove4.jpg|alt="Otter Cove beach"|low tide<br />
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=== Sites ===<br />
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Image:Seayurt.jpg|alt="Sea yurt"|Sea yurt<br />
Image:Neptuneyurt.jpg|alt="Neptune yurt"|Neptune yurt is up there<br />
Image:Beachyurt.jpg|alt="Beach yurt"|Beach yurt<br />
Image:Ottercoveyurts.jpg|alt="beach and yurts"|view of Otter Cove beach and Sea, Neptune, & Beach Yurts from Otter Lodge balcony<br />
Image:Coveyurts.jpg|alt="beach at low tide"|Otter Cove beach at low tide with Sea, Neptune, & Beach Yurts<br />
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Image:Cootcorner.jpg|alt="Coot Corner"|Coot Corner<br />
Image:Auklet.jpg|alt="Auklet"|Auklet<br />
Image:Seallanding.jpg|alt="Seal landing"|Seal Landing<br />
Image:Eaglesnest.jpg|alt="Eagles nest"|Eagle's Nest<br />
Image:Grousegrove.jpg|alt="Grouse grove"|Grouse Grove<br />
Image:Seagull.jpg|alt="Seagull"|Seagull<br />
Image:Gnomedome.jpg|alt="Gnome Dome"|Gnome Dome<br />
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Image:Horsetailhill.jpg|alt="Horsetail hill"|Horsetail Hill campsite<br />
Image:Caribou.jpg|alt="Caribou"|Caribou drive-in site<br />
Image:Yinyang-ganesh.jpg|alt="Yin& yang on ganesh"|Yin & Yang yurts<br />
Image:Yinyang1.jpg|alt="Yin & Yang yurts"|Yin & Yang yurts<br />
Image:Yinyang2.jpg|alt="Yin & Yang yurts"|Yin & Yang yurts<br />
Image:Yinyang3.jpg|alt="Yin & Yang yurts"|Yin & Yang yurts<br />
Image:Bighorn.jpg|alt="Bighorn"|Bighorn campsite<br />
Image:Elk.jpg|alt="Elk"|Elk drive-in site<br />
Image:Bison.jpg|alt="Bison"|Bison drive-in site<br />
Image:Antelope.jpg|alt="Antelope"|Antelope campsite<br />
Image:Ananda.jpg|alt="Ananda"|Ananda rustic cabin<br />
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Image:Blakeley.jpg|alt=""|view from Blakely<br />
Image:Baerslair1.jpg|alt="Baer's Lair"|Baer's Lair campsite<br />
Image:Baerslair2.jpg|alt="Baer's Lair"|Baer's Lair campsite<br />
Image:Baersview.jpg|alt="Baer's Lair view"|Baer's Lair view<br />
Image:Sweetspot1.jpg|alt="Sweet Spot view"|Sweet Spot view<br />
Image:Sweetspot3.jpg|alt="sweetspot yurt"|Sweet Spot yurt<br />
Image:Yurt-sweetspot.jpg|alt="sweet spot yurt"|Check out that view!<br />
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Image:Lowerfield-pano.jpg|alt="Lowerfield-pano.jpg"|360 - Cypress, Blakely, Peapod, Yoga Studio, Little House, Doe Bay store, Rosario Strait, Boathouse<br />
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=== Misc ===<br />
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Image:Deer2.jpg|alt="deer"|doe, a deer<br />
Image:Bells.jpg|alt="bridge bells"|creek bells<br />
Image:Deer.jpg|alt="deer"|<nowiki>#deerfacts</nowiki><br />
Image:Doebaydrawing.jpg|alt="old Doe Bay map"<br />
Image:Ganesh.jpg|alt="reg"|road into Doe Bay, where Reg tent is<br />
Image:Doebayroad.jpg|Doe Bay Road and walkway from Reg to Cafe/Store ...<br />
Image:Doebayroad2.jpg|... and Doe Bay Road looking the other way<br />
Image:Storecafe.jpg|alt="Doe Bay store"|Doe Bay Store, Cafe, and Otter Lounge<br />
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Image:Spaview.jpg|alt="spa view"|spa view at low tide<br />
Image:Spaview3.jpg|alt="spa view"|all 3 soaking tubs are open again<br />
Image:Spaview2.jpg|alt="spa view"|view from the spa<br />
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Image:Primedome2016.jpg|2016<br />
Image:Primedome2018.jpg|2018<br />
Image:Primedome2022.jpg|2022<br />
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Image:Toorcampsign3.jpg|alt="ToorCamp sign"|shiny new ToorCamp sign for 2018!<br />
Image:Toorcampsign4.jpg|alt="ToorCamp sign"|hack the sign!<br />
Image:Toorcampsign5.jpg|alt="ToorCamp sign"|new animations every night!<br />
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Image:Superlowtide.jpg|alt="super low tide"|king tides<br />
Image:Doebaysunset2.jpg|alt="sunset"|summer sunset<br />
Image:Thepoint-lights.jpg|alt="all lit up!"|The point all lit up and pretty!<br />
Image:Toorcampsign1.jpg|alt="ToorCamp sign"<br />
Image:Toorcampsign6.jpg|alt="ToorCamp sign"<br />
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Image: Cliff9.jpg|alt="full moon"<br />
Image: Cliff5.jpg|alt="Doe Bay sunset"<br />
Image: Cliff1.jpg|alt="Doe Bay view"<br />
Image: Cliff3.jpg|alt="islands plaque"<br />
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