Nice forestwalking on a couple of shorter trails. Not too steep, pleasant walking, but nothing too spectacular (aside from the 500 year old cedar that is definitely an eyecatcher..). The walks towards the beach are definitely the ones with the nicer view; the very short Hobbit Trail will get to a lovely lookout with a bench from where you can see the water and the Olympics. Another short trail (albeit technically closed right now due to washouts, ahem) leads to a nice beach with the same view of the Olympics and lets you observe an amazing sunset if the weather allows it. The washouts are not to be taken too lightly - there is a spot where it gets really narrow and you walk very close to the edge and right before the beach it gets very steep - but should by no means prevent anyone with a sturdy pair of shoes to get to the beach. Would not recommend this with children or in flip flops or the like. Bugs were out and buzzing about happily, got bitten by a couple of mosquitoes but nothing too bad. Was happy not to see any trash or dog feces on the way like I'd encountered a couple of times on other trails these past days. Restrooms were in really good condition (clean, had paper and soap - yay) which was also a nice change.

1.5 miles, level to nearly level. Great route for kids.

We are new to Washington and to hiking, but this trail sounded easy enough. I have a 4 year old and an 8 year old. We walked past the beach trail as I'd heard it was closed and knew it involved lots of steep steps. We proceeded to the Hobbit Trail, which had a marker of .2 miles. It's downhill all the way to a little bench overlooking the water. There were quite a few buzzy bugs flying around during our hike, which made me anxious, but no one suffered any bites. After completing the Hobbit Trail, we walked farther in to the campground area, which is closed for camping due to diseased trees. We saw lots of tree trunks covered in yellow, so I'm guessing those were the diseased ones. We also spotted several skunk cabbages during our walk. Bathrooms were in good condition, trail was not muddy, steps were in great shape.

Great hike! Nice contrast if you do the forest loop plus the Beach Trail. I've included a 3min video of highlights below. Trail issues: Lots of muddy sections that could use boardwalks or turnpikes on the Ridge Trail. On the Beach Trail, several washed out steps need resetting and the steep staircase down to the beach has shifted with time angling the steps slightly downward - use the handrail! I did the Ridge Trail, then Big Cedar trail, crossed the road into the campground and found the Beach Trail. A great combo!

Beautiful trails. Great addition to a day at Deception Pass or as a destination on its own. Big Douglas fir at the beach access parking lot. Started at the beach access trail and then headed back toward the ridge loop trail. I hiked the ridge loop trail, the fern gully, the ancient cedar and the wilber trail. You can do all of them in a little over an hour. The Fern Gully Trail is excellent and is lined with some big Sitka Spruce and the Wilbert Trail that cuts through the middle is heavy with big red cedars and several sizable douglas fir.