Hiked this trail in part yesterday. We looped around the kids fishing pond and saw the big smile on one small girls face as her daddy held up her 10” catch. We continued along the River trail north, but then rams into mud and heavy overgrowth. It sounded like the water was rushing over the trail ahead, so we turned around and backtracked. We hiked an hour at an easy pace, just over 3300 steps.

The WTA description is spot on--this area is right next to US 97, and is no more than a pleasant leg-stretcher, when you need a break on a long car trip.  We drove from Omak to Seattle, and this was the only part of the ride it wasn't raining, so we stopped.

The springs are large and voluminous.  I gather the artesian pressure from nearby Lake Chelan, up the hill to the west, is strong enough to squirt water out of the rocks.  The bottom of Lake Chelan is lower than this spot, lower than sea level in fact.

One thing I would add is we saw spawning Chinook salmon in Beebe Creek, both times we crossed it on trail bridges.  A nice addition to the trail experience in October!

We were driving to the Methow Valley and thought that we would stretch our legs at this fun riverside park. Regrettably the road access and the park is closed for the season.