Laura and I made last minute plans to hit the San Juans this weekend for a quick kayak trip. We took off early Saturday and rented two boats from Leisure Kayak, which is one of only a few outfits that don’t have completely ridiculous rates for island outings.

From where we started out near the southern tip of San Juan, Turn Island is just a few easy hours paddle. On our way we saw scads of seals and sea lions devouring salmon, and we had a quiet evening camping—save the noise from a small pack of rampaging raccoons. Labor day weekend and there was only one other group camping on the island.

Turn, like a few other island-parks in the area even has composting toilets and firepits—for only a $10 registration fee we’re talking lap of luxury camping here.