Beaver Lake

A quick jaunt to one of my favorite lowland trails in early spring (I guess you could say we're in early spring this late in the season). This is a great place for forest flowers - tons of bunchberry (Canadian dogwood) are beginning to bloom, the bleeding heart is abundant, but almost finished for the season. Lots of birds here, skunk cabbage leaves are big, salmon berry, big trees - you name it, it's here.

Nice stroll in the woods.

The trail can be muddy near the Beaver lakelets, but there are work parties scheduled this upcoming weekend to do some tread work and finishing work on some re-reoutes (reroutes are around the washouts from a few years ago - the big one is still there, of course).

From Darrington, turn right onto the Mtn Loop highway. Trailhead is on the right, directly opposite the Whitechuck Boat Launch.