Parking lot: half full when we arrived at 9:30 on a Saturday. NW Forest pass or America the beautiful pass needed. There was a large bulletin board that had recent ranger reports for both the Pratt and Middle Fork trails - thanks rangers!
Toilet: Recently cleaned and stocked!
Trail: Met some wildlife ambassadors at the beginning of the trail and enjoyed the mellow ups and downs. Trail is overgrown at parts after 2 miles. There is a Y/fork at approximately 3.25 miles - we stayed to the right (on the main trail), but at about 3.75 miles saw a "river access" sign pointing down to the river...we took it and enjoyed lunch on the river. Note: there were no bugs to speak of! We took the trail going the other direction coming back and did a lollipop loop.
Berries: There are so many berries - thimble, salmon, native blackberry, huckleberries (or?).
People: only saw a few people on the way out and more on the way back, but had lots of solitude along the way. A few unleashed dogs and lots of trail runners.
Birds: We saw a spotted sandpiper who landed right in front of us and gave us a show!
This is a lovely trail and I'll be back when it's cooler and higher elevations are snowy.
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