Sullivan Lakeshore — Tuesday, Jun. 4, 2013

Eastern Washington > Selkirk Range

Camped in East Sullivan campground the evening before and started the hike around 7am. This time of year is perfect as it's cool with limited bugs, beautiful wildflowers and mushrooms. We were pleasantly surprised that around 2 miles in the area very closely resembled the Olympic Rainforest. Beautiful views of the lake. Lot's of wild strawberries that when ripe would be yummy. Of course the bears like them too. So be bear aware. Beware! The Day Hiking Eastern Washington guidebook from Mountaineers Books says the hike is 4.6 miles round trip. It really seems to us that the 4.6 miles was the distance to the other trailhead at Noisy Creek Campground. The forest service sign at the beginning stated that Noisy Creek is 4.1 miles. So don't overtax yourself. Good hike for kids and dogs. There's a couple of decent hills but nothing bad.