Directions on the WTA site are correct. Though this is at the Mount St. Helens Visitor's Center, it is in Seaquest State Park, so a Discover Pass is required to park here. Restrooms are available if the Visitor's Center is open.
I hiked this as part of a class I was taking on Mount St Helens. You pick up the trail from behind the Visitor's Center. The trail is a mix of dirt trail and boardwalk though the lake/marsh sections. I took the trail counter-clockwise and walked most of the boardwalk first.
Though I did not see many flowering plants at this time, the views of the various trees and plant life are diverse. I did not see any wildlife beyond birds and ducks, but there was evidence of beaver damage on some of the smaller trees.
There were a number of large Doug Firs and cedars on the more land side of the trail. The trail was not too muddy, but mostly packed dirt with forest debris.
There were quite a few people on the trail in February, so I imagine it can get quite busy other times of the year as well.
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