East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley — Monday, Jul. 23, 2018

So first things first, on the forest road there is an unsigned split 1/2 mile before the trailhead for East Foss River. Stay to the right. At the trailhead, I was a little nervous getting my to young children out of the car because I was bit by mosquitoes within 30 seconds of opening the door. Also the car next me was kind of being swarmed by wasps- I don't really know what was going on there.
However, as soon as we stepped onto the trail there were no bugs to be found. Could have been the bug spray I suppose. My three and a half year old hiked all the way to the bridge with the big waterfall, which is about a mile in. We decided to turn around there to keep everybody happy and frustrations low. The trail was nice and flat with only a little bit of elevation right before the bridge. It's a great hike for young walkers - not too many dangers on the sides of the trail. My 17 month old also hiked about half a mile on the trail. The only thing to be wary of are the amounts of berries that are ripening right now. We found ripe thimbleberries, and both blue and red huckleberries. Mixed in with those edible ones, there were also little berries on the false Solomon's Seal, and some other red berries that were growing low to the ground of which I have no identification. It's only because I'll let my children pretty much free range on berries where I know it's safe that I had this issue, so just a heads up for families that forage.
So we did a little over two miles on this nice easy flat trail. Easy to follow, no obstacles and beautiful scenery. There is a pay box on site.