This is an incredibly busy and crowded area - I would suggest waiting until mid to late September when the crowds are gone.  The trail was crowded and we continuously encountered people - 90% of which were NOT wearing masks.  In addition to not wearing masks, they did not give 6 feet of social distance, not even three feet - people would walk right up to within inches of us with no mask and then would not even give us space when we asked for it.  It seemed to be both tourists and locals alike.  It really made me very uncomfortable.  People were blatantly dismissive and did not seem concerned at all.  

That being said - we found the trails to be in good shape and relatively easy.  there were areas with some rocks and visible roots, but the easiest hike we've done in awhile and the elevation gain was not at all hard for us.  you do have to pay attention to where you are walking on some parts because  of the rocks / roots but we didn't find it difficult at all.  That being said, we skipped Lottie Loop because hikers coming back down from that trail said it wasn't well maintained and that the path was precariously narrow along the  cliffs.  That may be subjective, but we didn't really plan accordingly for those kind of conditions so we skipped it to be better safe than sorry.

Well, we meant to get our hike started at 9:30 and apparently needed more sleep today. But the lot was mostly empty when we got there at 11ish so no harm done.

The tide was going out throughout the day while we hiked. We went to the right from the parking lot, past the CCC building and did the Rosario loop first. We headed back, across the beach, and out on the Lottie Bay loop next. This one takes you down to a neat view of the bridge across Deception Pass, but it's loud on part of the trail with the construction sometimes. I'd still recommend checking it out. Last was our trip around the Lighthouse point loop - also scenic, with views of the bridge, mountains etc. We liked all three loops :)

It was mostly flat, with a couple steep inclines in a few places but this is a really nice choose our own distance hike, since you can do all of these spots like we did, or just choose one or two. Some folks at the campsites, and families on the beach, but nothing felt crowded. Some mask use, but overall folks were respectful of moving to the side on the trails so it felt comfortable.

We hung out until around 4, but you could easily do these trails more quickly if you wanted to. You need your Discover Pass, but you can get one at a machine there if you don't have one. 

Great hike! The three loops are all separate, and each ends up back at the parking lot, so it would be easy to do them in any order or skip one. The trails are well-maintained, but there isn't really a "main" trail and there are many different ways that you could go. The Lottie Point trail was fairly precarious in sections with some steep exposed trails. Lighthouse point was absolutely gorgeous and my favorite loop of the hike. We arrived at the parking lot around 10 am on Sunday morning to find it mostly empty, although it was full at 1 pm when we finishing hiking.

A favorite place for us to bring out-of-towners.  This trail has it all, a little forest, some amazing views, tidepools, wildlife, and history.  We parked at Bowman Bay- the restrooms were open and stocked, garbage can is available, the kayak/SUP rental kiosk was open, the daily discover pass machine was working.  The playground is roped off though.  We went up to the lighthouse point first, looped up and around, then tracked through the upper salal loop, back to the hollow tree, and then back to the beach again.  Then headed up toward Rosario.  It is always more crowded over on the Rosario side, regardless of what time we seem to be there.  People were pretty good about social distancing though, especially when passing on the narrow areas.  (After hiking this area, close to five miles, we hopped in the car and drove up the bridge to show off the views from above before heading home.)  A great day- weather was sunny and warm in the morning, cloudy and still warm in the afternoon.  

We began at Bowman Bay. The tide was about two and and a half hours past the low tide but there  was plenty of room on the beach to bypass the headland and walk over to Reservation Head. We did the head counter clockwise making a loop back to where the trail splits off to the right when coming in. When we passed Lottie Bay the was a vibrant green growth near the north end. It was a real celebration of living organisms that other hiker alas commented on.

On the way back the tide had come in enough that we had to go over the headland  or walk through water up to our knees, so we opted to keep dry.