Dragonfly Loop

Puget Sound and Islands > San Juan Islands

48.5463, -123.0551 Map & Directions

Length: 2.4 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 60 feet
Highest Point: 100 feet
Calculated Difficulty About Calculated Difficulty: Easy

Mixed upload forest and wetlands slowly reintegrate to a natural cycle along this trail. Photo by Austin Smith. Full-size image

Dogs allowed on leash
Good for kids
Wildflowers/Meadows
Wildlife

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Come enjoy a short loop trail through second-growth woods with meadowland views. This is a wonderful, low-key bird watching area. Continue reading

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Hiking Dragonfly Loop

This lollipop hike is mostly old service roads that are slowly returning to nature. The Beaverton Marsh Preserve is a larger area with meadows and ponds intermixed with rural farmland. The loop trail lays on mixed upland forest overlooking these marshes and meadows. During migratory seasons, this is a fabulous place to observe the flows of nature.

There are several smaller trails — the Nuthatch and Pintail trails — that branch off to viewpoints, but always return you to the main loop. Bring binoculars, take your time, soak in the island vibe.

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Hike Description Written by
Austin Smith, WTA Correspondent

Dragonfly Loop

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Co-ordinates: 48.5463, -123.0551 Open in Google Maps