The hike started with breakfast at the Cama Beach Cafe, highly recommended. Leaving the cafe, I hiked the wide trail in the direction of Cranberry Lake. The goal was to hike one-way to Camano Beach State Park where my wife would meet me. When I reached SW Camano Drive, I took the trail right (Inter Island Trail) that works its through the woods for about half a mile until it reaches Lowell Point Road. The walk was then along the shoulder of the road or on a path that parallels the road until reaching Camano Island State Park. From the park entry I followed the Bluff Trail through the woods with peekaboo views out over Saratoga Passage to Whidbey Island. The trail eventually dropped down the shore area where my wife was waiting.  All in all a nice walk on a nice day.

I arrived at the parking area for Camano Island State Park along Lowell Point Road around 8:30 AM. There were a few cars already there. The privies were open and in good shape. I met my hiking group and we started our hike on the Loop Trail along the bluffs and followed it down to the Marsh Trail, which leads to the boat launch and a large parking area near the beach. From the beach, our group hiked back up to the camping area and the Al Emerson Nature Trail. We completed the Nature Trail loop and then completed the longer Loop Trail leading around the entire camping area and back to the parking area. The trails we hiked are in good shape with no notable obstacles. There are a couple of trees down over the trail in spots but it appears they have been there for a while and were easily walked over by all the members of our group. Strava measured our hike to be about 4.5 miles long and we were back to our cars by noon. 

Since I was in the area, I decided to add a few miles to my day at nearby Cama Beach. I arrived at the Cama Beach parking area around 12:30 and there was ample parking available. From the parking area, I hiked out to Cranberry Lake and back, a total of about 2 miles. On my return trip, I dropped down to the beach for a late lunch and returned to my car around 2 PM. The Cranberry Lake trail is also in good shape with no mud or other obstacles of note. I did notice a large tree hanging over the trail that looked ominous but I do not know how long it has been there. In total, my hike at Cama Beach was about 2.5 miles, making for about a 7 mile day in total. 

Started from Camano Island State Park, followed the Inter Island Trail to Cama Beach State Park, where we explored the beach and the (indefinitely closed) cabins. Backtracked to Camano Island State Park, where we went around the loop trail before returning to the car.

Road Conditions. Paved roads and parking lot, heated restrooms with running water, picnic tables and trash cans etc.

Trail Conditions. Some muddy spots, no obstacles. Much of the Inter Island Trail section was right next to or on the shoulder of a road, but there wasn't much traffic. Plenty of (pebble) beach to walk on with the tide at 0 ft. The beach south of Cama Beach was signed as private, so we didn't attempt to connect back through there.   

Highlights. Kept an eye open for whales, but none were spotted.

Crowds. Few people on the trails and beaches, but the cafe appeared to be very popular.

It turned out to be a very nice day. We parked at the North Beach picnic area and worked our way up to Roy’s trail. We hiked over to Al Emerson Trail and then over to the South Rim trail. Then over to Howard Adams trail to Powerline trail and then to the beach. We hiked a total of 4 miles. The Howard Adams trail was our favorite with some bridges and benches. Lots of fun fungi around. The beach was lovely as tide was going out. Everyone we encountered was so nice and friendly. A few muddy spots but not bad. We saw an eagle working on building its nest which was so cool!

If you like your snow views from a distance, this short hike will give you some of those views. We did the Loop Trail, parked in the north parking lot, (restrooms in good shape) did the bluff section to the beach and boat launch, then back thru the woods along the outer parameter of the park. The trail is in good shape, the stairs have been fixed. There are 2 nice benches along the trail in the woods for a lunch break. We saw a couple of eagles, lots of little birds and a seal. The walk is about 3 miles with some ups and downs.