It had been a few years since we were hiked at Camano Island State Park. We parked in the small lot near the nature trail. We were doing the Howard Adams Loop Trail (aka Roy's Trail) going counter clock wise. Taking the trail down through the campground, we got to the part of the trail on the bluff above Lowell Point. Along the bluff are some nice view points with benches looking SE and SW where we could see Whitehorse, Bear, Liberty, Pilchuck, Baring, Index and Persis mountains. To the west the Olympic Mountains are seen over Saratoga Passage and Whidbey Island. The trail then heads up hill through the conifer forest. At the second creek crossing we met WTA trip reporter Janice Van Cleve and had a nice chat about hiking. The trail goes by some large Doug Fir trees before getting down to the power line road/trail. We crossed the main road into the park and hiked the trail back to where we had parked. There is one large Big Leaf maple tree fallen over this section of the trail that we had to climb over. Makes for a nice loop hike in the park. There are three bridges and some board walks on this loop trail.
After eating lunch we drove down the road to the beach and boat launch. We parking just north of the boat launch and did a hike on the rocky beach going north. You have great views along the way of the Olympic Mountains and Whidbey Island. Only a handful of people on the beach, so no big crowds. Made for a peaceful day at the park.
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