Lovely first day hike with Ranger Bailey. The trail around the lake was an easy walk, nice and wide for a group. Great way to start the year!

I've been trying to go to more state parks because they are perfect for my 4 year old - usually easier trails, with some amenities. This was a perfect mommy and daughter day. There's a playground right at the entrance (to the left of the parking lot), so we started out on the playground. We then did the 1.4 mile walk around the lake. My daughter loved stomping on the leaves, pointing out all the roots, and taking some of the little side trails down to the lake. 

We saw some people with strollers - the trail is mostly flat but there are a couple of (small) hills. The trail has some roots and rocks but they are pretty avoidable, and as long as you have a good stroller this is doable with one. We also saw a few people on paddle boards and one person fishing.

There are lots of benches along the walk and plenty of picnic tables at the entrance by the lake. I'm not sure this is worth the drive from the Seattle area if you're just wanting a hike, but for families it's a great little walk and park. 

Another great Washington state park! I enjoyed the 1.4 mile trail that circles Deep Lake. The trail is in good condition. It's a wide, graveled trail and mostly flat. It would be fun to go back and run a few laps. It was cool on the trail due to lots of big trees and the trail is lined with ferns. A great little escape from the city and only about an hour from the Seattle area. There are a few blackberry bushes, but there were only a few berries, mostly not fully ripe. 

I wasn't originally planning to paddle board on the lake, but my board was still in the car from the day before and the water was too enticing not to go in. This lake is nice and calm for a post hike swim or paddle as there were no motorized boats and the water was the perfect level of refreshing but not too cold. There were lots of families out on Labor Day, but the park is large and spread out so it didn't feel crowded. There's a nice lawn space for playing frisbee and a playground if you have kids. 

Pleasantly surprised with the state park which has Deep Lake at the center. Swimming, picnicking, fishing and a 1.4 mi loop around the lake are the main attractions.  Leashed dogs allowed.

Not busy for a holiday weekend. 1/4 of the picnic tables were still open. Maybe a couple dozen people at the lake swimming. 

The park is clean and well maintained by staff. Facilities were clean and well stocked. I passed only 3 people on my double loop around the lake. 2 of them were doing multiple loops as well.

Probably not a destination place for those who live in Seattle. It is a great park to visit if you live locally.

This is more of a walk than a hike, but it’s pretty and fairly quiet. The path goes through forest, around a lake. There is enough tree cover that it would be fine on a drizzly day. It’s only 1.4 miles long, so we went around it twice, once in each direction. There are occasional side spurs if you want to get down to the lake. There is also a small beach and a dock.

One short section of the path has about 10-15 feet of elevation change; otherwise the trail is completely flat. It is gravel, and would probably be OK for strollers. There are nice, clean restrooms with running water at the trailhead, and picnic tables and shelters. The shelters and playground can be reached most quickly by turning clockwise around the lake from the parking area.