Lord Hill Regional Park — Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012

Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area

This was my third trip to Lord Hill Park this year but the first for my son and he loved it. There is always something different to see here. Today we decided to start out along the Main Trail to the Temple Pond Loop to take in Temple Pond. We then proceeded south along the Pipeline Trail to the Main Trail Cutoff. From there we found the spur trail up to the viewpoint at 620'. We then made our way back to the Main Trail Cutoff to the Main Trail and down to the River Trail. We snacked along the Snohomish River and made our way back to the parking ares along the Main Trail. All of the trails were in good shape and passable although the River Trail and Temple Pond Loops are starting to get a bit overgrown. There are benches with park maps at most every intersection but it is still easy to get confused if you don't have a trail map with you. We only found one blowdown and that was along the Pipeline Trail. We observed lots of little critters in action, including woodpeckers, chipmunks, and dragonflies while out today. We also saw lots of ripe berries and wildflowers along the trail.