Built in 1935-36, the tower on Mount Constitution takes center stage on the highest point in the San Juan Islands and is the star of Moran State Park. Visitors to the 53-foot fire lookout/observation tower are rewarded with spectacular 360-degree panoramic views of the islands and on clear days, Mount Rainier.
The tower was designed by Roland Koepf under the direction of Seattle architect, Ellsworth Storey. The Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) constructed it with over 700 tons of local sandstone from a quarry on the north shore of Orcas Island. Over its lifetime, it has served as a fire lookout, an observation/radio tower during World War II and during the 60s and 70s, it was the home of television station, KVOS.
