Arrived at a little after 8am and only a few cars were in the lot. This parking lot is always a little confusing to figure out if you don’t get one of the three slanted spots, otherwise there is horse trailer parking and some parallel spots. Felt lucky with my timing because I found out a race was set to start at 10. The trail was a little muddier than I expected, but still overall clear and wide. Not a lot to see on this trail foliage or flower wise, but still a great option close to Seattle. Took the coyote trail and I like how they use the little symbol signs to keep you on track. Some of the construction and views of houses next to the trail are a bit of a distraction, but not too bad. Nice bathroom to use at the conclusion, clean and heated and well stocked.

Hiked Coyote trail on a rainy Sunday morning with my golden retriever Ginger. It was pouring and there was tons of mud. My dog got totally filthy, even on her back! We hike a lot in the rain, but this was an extreme sample of dog dirtiness, made up of a lethal combination of water, mud, and horse poop!

I strolled the 1.8 mile Trillium Loop after work. I took pictures of all the Trillium I saw. They turn purple as they age. Here are a few of those pictures. Enjoy!

Trail is still quite muddy this time of year. The horses churn it up really good preventing it from drying out as quickly as other trails.

At the information board there was signage indicating a bear had been seen in the area. No clue how recently however, no date was posted. Likely just passing though and long gone. There's no garbage in the park to nom on!

Happy trails!

We arrived at the main TH at 9:30 and had no trouble finding spots in this large, gravel lot.   We hiked two of the three loops today:  Cougar and Trillium.  The trails were in good shape overall, muddy throughout but easily navigable to avoid the mud.   There were very few other hikers, but a number of trail runners passed us on both trails.

This trail system offers a peaceful, uncrowded opportunity to enjoy the woods in a serene and close-in setting.   You forget how close to major urban areas you are when hiking these trails.  In between loops, we detoured to the horse training area to have lunch on one of the many picnic tables there.   We even had the pleasure of watching a horse training clinic in progress.   

We totaled 6.4 miles with elevation gain of 400'.   We'll be back!

There are signs saying a black bear has been spotted in the area and is believed to still be around. No bear sighting but we did see a coyote. 

We walked the trillium trail and I saw a coyote jump into the trail ahead of us and then quickly jump across into the forest. It didn't even look our direction. It happened so quickly that my partner (and dog) didn't even see it. When we walked by the area where I saw it, it was already nowhere to be seen -- perhaps it was hiding and looking at us from afar. 

As the previous trip report stated, some trillium is in bloom. We saw a few lining the trail. 

We did the trillium trail loop in about 50 minutes -- this is with a dog who likes to sniff around, and with a baby in a hiking backpack. We saw a handful of trail runners finishing a run when we started and then came across a few other hikers/walkers when we were closer to the parking lot. 

There was a park ranger at the parking lot when we were leaving, standing by the entrance (I'm assuming telling people they need a Discover Pass.)