Brooks memorial state park is just south of the summit of Satus Pass on US Highway 97, and makes a good leg stretcher (with bathrooms) halfway from Seattle to Bend Oregon. We walked up to Picnic Meadow. The trailhead is across the road from the campground. Bear left at the fork, the right is marked for a group campsite, then drive maybe 1/4 mile to a big sign showing various trails and says Picnic Meadow 1.1 miles. We parked there and walked up the old road/ trail through pine forest to the big beautiful meadow with a view of Shasta and a picnic table in the middle. Some balsamroot in bloom. Our stats were 1.4 miles round trip and 230 feet of gain. Then on to Bend.
Oh, and be sure to stop in at St. Johns Monastery Greek pastry less than 1 mile south of Brooks Memorial for amazing Greek pastries, gyros, coffee, etc.
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