This Weeks Hike

Difficulty: Easy        County: Island
Distance: Less than 1 mile
Agate Beach
Agate Beach certainly lives up to its name. There are agates to be found if you are willing to put in the effort. There is also plenty of colorful sea glass.

This beach is great for beachcombing with the kids. There are lots of rocks to tip over to explore underneath. Just don’t forget to return the rock to where you found it. Full Story » 


Past Hikes

Shark Reef Sanctuary
Difficulty: Easy      County: Island      Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles

While this trail is short, it’s oh so sweet. The views near the end of the trail are breathtaking as one ventures along long, rocky bluffs. Across San Juan…

Weeks Wetland Preserve
Difficulty: Easy      County: Island      Distance: Less than 1 mile

There is minimal parking along the shoulder and there is a makeshift lot (basically the end of the road). Or one can park in Lopez Village and walk the short distance…

Grotto Trail
Difficulty: Moderate      County: King      Distance: Less than 1 mile

Saint Edward State Park has a lot to offer. It’s historic, scenic, boasts a labyrinth-type trail system that’s easy to follow, and it has picnic areas…

Oyster Dome
Difficulty: Difficult      County: Skagit      Distance: 6.1 plus miles

Parking fills up early for this popular trailhead. There is some parking on the east side of the road, though the larger strip of parking is along the west side.

South Ridge Trail
Difficulty: Moderate      County: King      Distance: 2.1 to 4.0 miles

Saint Edward State Park has a lot to offer. It’s historic, scenic, boasts a labyrinth-type trail system that’s easy to follow, and it has picnic areas…

Keystone Spit
Difficulty: Easy      County: Island      Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles

Keystone Spit, which is part of Fort Casey State Park, has an interesting history.

After the Vashon Glacier retreated from the area about 15,000 years…

Upland Trail
Difficulty: Easy      County: Skagit      Distance: Less than 1 mile

The Upland Trail begins at the Breazeale-Padilla Bay Interpretive Center. Make sure to stop by the front desk to get interpretive and botanical guides. The center…

Fort Casey
Difficulty: Easy      County: Island      Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles

If the thick, concrete walls of Fort Casey could talk, they would tell remarkable stories.

There is a lot of history surrounding the impressive structure.…

Observation Deck
Difficulty: Easy      County: Skagit      Distance: 1.0 to 2.0 miles

The paved portion of the trail is only a few hundred yards long with a slight downhill grade. It begins at the interpretive center.

Make sure to visit…

Pine and Cedar lakes
Difficulty: Moderate      County: Whatcom      Distance: 4.1 to 6.0 miles

Distance: 5.2 miles

Destination: Pine/Cedar lakes

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation gain: 1,400…

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