"[2] However, the current name of the island was given in May 1841 when Wilkes Expedition officer Lieutenant Case of the Vincennes and his party surveyed Puget Sound.

The last store on Waldron closed in 1942 and no regular ferry service has been offered to the island.

No large-scale mining of natural resources is allowed, and no large homes or paved roads may be built.

[7] Waldron is an island of irregular shape with a land area of 4.6 sq mi (11.9 km2).

This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F.