The best way to start the hike is to go to the SW corner of the Howard Miller Steelhead Park where the trailhead is marked with a big sign. The Wetland Wildlife Trail is wide and especially well groomed as are the RV and historical display areas. There are an interesting variety of trees along this trail probably because it is along the Skagit River. The upper trail is the actual Skagit-Sauk Reach Trail which runs along next to the Skagit River on an old railroad grade which is flat and grassy for the majority of its length. You can occasionally get views and access to some gravelly beach areas. Do the trails as a loop since they are connected to form a loop.
The campground is very upscale for people that have bigger motor homes. There is lots of more wilderness style camping for tenters and smaller trailers at a county park down Hwy 530 six miles to a turnoff on the right side of the road. Cross the bridge over the Sauk River and go right about a mile. The campground is in the right and costs $15.00/night. It has big sites, porta-potties, trails down to the river and it is quiet.
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