This hike was from the 100 classic Washington hikes book.  Privy at farthest trailhead in good condition.  While there were 7 cars in the lot, I encountered 0 people on this entire hike.  

Left the trailhead at 3pm and took the Beach Weather Trail to the beach.  The trail is still flooded in places requiring knee-deep wading at times.  The water was cool and it felt refreshing, although I   Brought water shoes to change into so it was nice to have dry socks and shoes after this section of trail.  The mosquitoes were awful.  Off Deep Woods with deet did little to help.

Once on the beach it was a very long walk to Leadbetter point.  Stay on the trail and out of the snowy plover nesting areas which are well marked with plenty of signage.  Saw hundreds of birds including about 10 bald eagles actively hunting.  The end of this trail is kind of lacking, but it was cool to see Tokelanf across the mouth of the bay.

Retraced my steps on the empty beach enjoying the waves and wildlife and took the Bearberry Trail back this time to complete the “reverse lollipop” loop.  The Bearberry trail had even more flooding, again knee deep in places.  The mosquitos were also relentless here, but it was an adventure.  After exiting the woods it was a nice walk along the Willapa bay as the sun began to go down, arriving back at the trailhead around 7:30pm and clocking in around 11 miles.

It was a great experience and a fun adventure, but the mosquitoes and flooding could be off-putting for some.  Trail conditions will certainly improve as we move into the dry season.  This is an excellent place to enjoy pristine wild coast in total solitude.

We did some of the trails here, trying to make a large loop. A lot of mud and water, and eventually we can to a lake of water on the trail, about two feet deep and at least a hundred feet long, with no way other around. We backtracked and returned the way we came. Still a fun and wet adventure, saw and heard lots of birds.

A very easy hike anyone can do with lots of options to make it shorter. The trail will eventually spit you at on the beach. It is a sandy, windy beach with cold water. The visibility, for me, was poor but somehow that made it more intimate. A beautiful trail. 

This is such a beautiful walk.  The variety of walking along the bay side over the ocean and back again is delightful.  The trail is dry.  Mushrooms abound.

Did the whole +10 miles up to (almost) the top of Leadbetter Point. If I were to do this hike again, would personally skip the nearly 8 miles of beach walking. Granted, I was solo and it was foggy which made it feel like walking through purgatory for miles. The section through the woods to get to the beach was really great and once you get to the beach there's the option of cutting back into the woods after about a half mile to make a loop. Definitely would come back to do this next time. 

The beach section is no vehicles allowed for most the year and mostly dunes, dune grass, and the occasional house until you get further north at which point the dunes flatten out and it's vast exposed nothingness until the end of the beach and adjacent shore starts coming into view. Did see a few eagles hanging out which was neat. Also a slightly concerning amount of fresh largish paw prints from some animal that appeared to be running down from the dunes to the water (to kill a bird maybe?) then running back to who knows where. 

Did this in a combination of flip flops and bare feet which I will wholly admit was probably a mistake. Even with proper shoes, still would not do the whole beach section again anytime soon.

Bugs were fine and not terrible.