Selling Timber in San Juan County, WA
Quick answer
There are 3 timber businesses listed for San Juan County, Washington: 3 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 3 of them have offices in the county. The rest are registered to work here and travel in, and every listing shows how far its office is from the county seat.
Timber prices for San Juan County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Washington's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in San Juan County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Douglas-fir | $273–$635 per thousand board feet |
| Western hemlock | $180–$352 per thousand board feet |
| Western red cedar | $1,036–$1,051 per thousand board feet |
| Ponderosa pine | $133–$147 per thousand board feet |
Source: Washington Department of Revenue stumpage value tables, January–June 2026. All Washington timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in San Juan County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in San Juan County (3)
These 3 are based in San Juan County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Egg Lake Sawmill & Shake is a logging contractor in Friday Harbor, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Independent Logging & Milling is a logging contractor in Waldron, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
West Sound Lumber Co is a sawmill in Eastsound, Washington, on Orcas Island. It is a family-owned mill that cuts timber grown right there on the island. The mill works on custom cutting of large logs, with a focus on making long beams, and it also turns out dimensional lumber cut at full width rather than the thinner standard sizes. They describe themselves as able to "accommodate special or unique requests." The mill works with timber grown on Orcas Island and serves San Juan County, with lumber and beams used in buildings on Orcas Island and around the Puget Sound area. The sawmill was designed and built by Jack Helsell in the mid 1970s on his and his wife Jan Helsell's property near West Sound on Orcas Island, and it is still run by the family. This fits a landowner on Orcas Island with large logs to turn into beams or full-width lumber, rather than someone looking for a standing-timber sale or logging crew. From westsoundlumber.net, read 4 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve San Juan County?
3 businesses are listed for San Juan County: 0 consulting foresters and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 3 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in San Juan County?
Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.
What stumpage value means →Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in San Juan County?
You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.
Do I need a forestry consultant? →Do I need a permit to cut timber in Washington?
Washington is not like the southern states on this. You must file a Forest Practices Application or Notification with the Department of Natural Resources before you can legally harvest timber, even on your own land, and DNR generally has about thirty days to review it. Mandatory stream-buffer and reforestation rules apply. Local governments generally cannot add rules on top of this.
Permit rules in Washington →What is timber worth in San Juan County?
No price series is published for San Juan County on its own. Washington's latest published stumpage figures (Washington Department of Revenue stumpage value tables, January–June 2026) put western red cedar at $1,036–$1,051 per thousand board feet. What your own timber brings depends on the species, the size and amount of it, and how far it is from a mill. A timber cruise by a forester settles it.
Forester listings for San Juan County come from the WSU Extension forestry consultant directory, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.