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Great for curious kids and adults, this quick interpretive loop will introduce you to the local coastal forest ecosystem through a series of numbered signs.
Begin at the information sign, where there is a map of the loop and additional history of Deception Pass. Continue past the sign for Upland Interpretive Trail and follow it straight for a clockwise loop. A box located before the first sign may have paper guides with information that corresponds with the numbered signs along the trail. Should it be empty, there's a digital version online. The trail is comprised of gravel and packed dirt and is even enough to handle a jogging stroller.
After a short ramble around this pocket of mossy forest, you will return to the sign where you began. To add distance, visitors can park at West Beach and hike the Cranberry Lake Trail up along the road, adding about a mile in each direction.
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