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Anacortes Community Forest Lands - Whistle Lake
Puget Sound and Islands
updated 5 days ago
The Anacortes Community Forest Lands at Whistle Lake are in good condition, with trails largely free of obstacles as of November 5. Recent reports indicate that the autumn colors are currently on the ground, with significant leaf coverage in some areas, particularly on the west side of the lake. Some bushes and mountain ashes also offer accents of yellow. Trail 206 is closed due to storm damage that has removed a bridge. Parking can be busy in the afternoon, even as daylight fades.
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What hikers ask about Anacortes Community Forest Lands - Whistle Lake
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No, Trail 206 is closed due to storm damage that has removed a bridge, as reported on November 5. No information is available regarding when this closure might be lifted.
As of November 5, the trails are in good condition with a significant accumulation of fallen leaves, especially big leaf maple leaves, in some sections. Autumn colors are also present on the ground and from some bushes and mountain ashes.
The parking lot can become quite full in the afternoon, according to a report from November 5. The restroom at the parking lot was open and well-stocked on November 5. There is no privy at the parking area, but one is available about 0.3 miles south on Trail 20.
As of September 24, all hiked trails were in good shape with no blocking obstacles reported. Some rocky areas were noted, but they did not pose problems for hikers with trekking poles. The only reported closure is Trail 206 due to storm damage.
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Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island
I went in on Trail-215 across from Heart Lake. From there I took Trail-225 to Trail-230 and a short way on Trail-207 to Trail-21 and then Trail-204 to the west side of the Lake and the Kenny Oaks Trai...
Older1 month ago
Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island
I arrived at the Whistle Lake parking area around 8:30 to meet my hiking group and there were a few other cars in the lot already but they all belonged to people in my group. There is no privy availab...
Older2 months ago
Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island
Today, Anacortes was sanctuary for clean air. The AQI for most of western WA was running around 70-150. Anacortes, the San Juans and the north coast of the Olympic peninsula was in the teens to low 2...
Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island
In case anyone was wondering, during our heat wave:The parking was packed at 5:00 PM Wednesday. Lucky we found a spot, down the road a bit far from the main parking. The hike was longer than I expecte...
Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island
There was more up and down than we expected but a great hike. Some of the signs are not easy to see so look up in the trees. Would definitely do this again and want to come back to swim in the lake in...
Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island
After a short break, I've went out with some friends to Whistle Lake today. We arrived at the trailhead at around 12:30pm. The road was mostly smooth with minimal potholes. We hiked out to the cliff j...
Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island
Perfect weather for a hike around Whistle Lake – sunny with a high in the mid 60s – and with it being a weekday, we encountered only a few other people. The trail was dry and easy to navigate with stu...
Older6 months ago
Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island
Our weekly hike this week was to Sugar Loaf and Whistle Lake.We were a week or two early for the big showing of wildflowers we'd seen in past years here, but we did see a selection of wildflowers incl...
Older6 months ago
Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island
The flowers are out!!! Every flower I have ever seen blooming here was either budded, blooming or just finishing. The hiking grandmas dillydallied around just enjoying taking pictures on camera or pho...
Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island
We lucked out with the weather today. A little sprinkle here and there with no wind. It was a wonderful hike at Whistle Lake. Bathroom is close to a mile from the parking lot , right by the lake. Caly...