Picked the perfect winter day for this hike - finally the sun was out! The description of this hike shows 2.5 miles round trip, but we were able to squeeze in 5 round trip by doing the inner and the outer loop of Penrose Point, then across the street to a few of the campground loops, and finally down to the west side beach (across from Lakebay Marina) and walked the shore back to the main parking area. The tide was going out all afternoon which made for a nice (but rocky and a little slippery) beach walk.
This is an easy hike with barely any elevation gain. The Penrose Point section is very technical (roots) so watch your footing. It was muddy in a few spots, but surprisingly not a lot considering all the rain and recent snow melt. Our favorite part was this section - when we came around to the Point, beautiful Mt Tahoma appeared from the fog bank - what a surprise! And the whole area is so lush green with all the rain.
I can imagine this spot being very busy with families during the summer months - the cove is calm and the trails are full of (what I refer to as) hidden cubbies in the forest - would be a blast for kids :).
Penrose Point is another great example of one of WA`s beautiful State Parks.
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