Deception Pass State Park - Lottie Point Loop, Deception Pass State Park - Headlands / Rosario Head / Lighthouse Point — Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025

The hiking grandmas decided to really explore this area around Bowman Bay while one of the grandsons was doing a youth work party here. The weather was perfect, not too hot and a bit breezy. The trail to Lighthouse/Lottie that crossed over the wetlands on a bridge is closed and the bridge is torn down. You can still access the trails by beach walking over to the points. Watch for nutria in the wetlands, cute but an invasive species. We saw 3 otters playing in the water on the Lighthouse Point trail, perhaps you will see them. Also a few herons on the bluff preening. The trails are well marked but beware of the social trails that disappear into the salal, the wta crew is working to block off social and dangerous bluff trails for better and safer hiking. We ate lunch at a picnic tables on the beach and then finished our day by hiking to Rosario Head. The CCC Interpretive Center was open today, very interesting display about the CCC and how beneficial it was for our parks, the young men who were part of it and the local communities around the projects. We could sure use such a program now, but alas. Also check out the story of the carved lady and fish statue there at Rosario Head.  Hikathoning for WTA, you can help! give.wta.org/muledeer2025