Three adults enjoyed walking around the sculpture park. The art is scattered throughout a large open field. You could spend 15 minutes for two hours depending how much you wanted to walk. This would be great for families. Kids can run and touch most artwork.
Worth a visit if you visiting Roche Harbor, or driving around the island as others mentioned. Many interesting pieces to see on a large property that is a nice walk/hike. Very interesting. $5 dollar donation per person recommended.
This place is well worth visiting... it is a great value... the walking it easy with beautiful surrounding scenery. There is a broad array of sculptures made of a wide variety of materials. This is a nice place for a walk, chat and nice discussion of the art!There is no fee, only a $5 recommended donation! It is well worth contributing!
Love to walk around and see the art from local artists. Some are huge and some are normal but all of them could live here with me!
During a ride around the island to check out the sites we stopped at the sculpture park before heading to the Grill in La Roche for lunch. There was a can for donations. A lady at entrance asked us if we needed change so it felt more like an admission fee. You get a map that includes a few different ways to walk around the field and pond tod view the sculptures displayed for sale. I liked the orca made of pistons and ? the best. My husband liked the dragon. The dragon fly was cool too. The prices were more than my 2 week trip to the northwest from NJ. But is was interesting. We might have stayed longer but it was also unusually hot when we were there. If you have the time or are into art, check it out.
Take a stroll through the sculpture park for your culture shot of the week. Modern, contemporary, whatever -- you can find it here.
An awe-inspiring experience to be in a gorgeous nature area experiencing sculpture as artistic as I've ever seen. Beautiful, moving, enjoyable in a wordless way.
You wouldn't know it from the road but there were more than 125 sculptures on 20 acres with 5 nature trails. I loved the beautiful gardens in front which lead to wide open fields, then through a forest, along a bay and around a pond. The grounds have been mowed in such a way as to lead you from one sculpture to another and the artwork is enhanced by the natural surroundings. They even had a Starfish Project for the children which allowed them to make their own sculptures with driftwood and other recycled materials. A fun day and I'll definitely do it again when visiting San Juan Island.
I really liked this area. I didn't get to spend as much time as I wanted as we had a scheduled whale tour. But the little I saw made me want more.
The sculptures placed into the meadow, pond, forest and bay setting are really varied, from metal strips to Tibetan prayer wheels, stone to zen garden gates. A very enjoyable hike by itself, the art enhances the setting and the quotes inspire. Will definitely come again!