ABSOLUTELY NO WALKING OFF TRAIL FROM THE BIG MEADOW OR UP TO THE VIEWPOINTThis is one of our favorite walks, and vistas. As the crow flies it is a little over 1/3 mile, by path it is maybe 3/4 of a mile at most depending on where you park.
This hike has forest, flowers, at least one eagle nest, remnants of old homesteads: an old fish pond near the big meadow, fruit trees, and wild roses; and a man-made place/viewpoint with a 360 degree view of meadows, forest, and ocean. You cannot get to the beach in a straight line. There is no trail through the marsh so don't even think about it.Be sure to use the trail, on the left end of the mound to the cache location and viewpoint. It is steepish. It is muddy after a rain, so be careful!
NO BUSHWHACKING IS REQUIRED - ZERO. DO NOT STEP ON THE FLOWERS. You do not need to walk off the trail - STAY ON THE TRAIL to find the cache.
After you find the cache, we hope you do some exploring to discover more of this park: go back the way you came, or back through the forest on a hiking trail. Portions of this forest trail are muddy at times.
While you are in the area, be sure to also search for "White Stuff"( GC1M57H) and "A pond to ponder" (GC2CY1R in the same trail system.
Park at or near N 48 18.503 W 122 42.780)when the park is open. In the winter, use alternative parking located 50 yards past the entrance to the park at a year round beach vista point(N 48 18.474 W 122 42.993). Another possible place for parking is at/near N 48 18.661 W 122 42.112. Accesses the loop trail around the immense meadow. The shortest part of the loop is to the right. Please stay on the trail instead of heading directly across the grass to the cache location and viewpoint. NO SHORTCUTS
We have replaced the original cache container with a much smaller container (now a micro).
Please supervise small children as there are steepish drop-offs nearby. Be sure to replace the cache exactly as you found it, and re-hide it well.
You need to bring your own pen..
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- The geocache may be placed on Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission managed property only by written permission from the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
- The following items shall not be placed in the geocache: Food items; illegal substances; medications; personal hygiene products, pornographic materials; inappropriate, offensive, or hazardous materials or weapons of any type. Log books are required for each cache and are to be provided by the owner of the cache.
- It is the visitor’s responsibility to orient themselves with policies and rules pertaining to State Parks areas.
- Report any incident, problem, or violation to State Parks staff.
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