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Ancient Lakes — Thursday, May. 21, 2026

Central Washington > Potholes Region

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Type of Hike

Overnight

Trail Conditions

Trail in good condition

Road

Road suitable for all vehicles

Bugs

Bugs were an annoyance

Snow

Snow free
Ancient Lakes by seattlegrrlie

Such a short, flat hike to the campsite it felt like cheating. Heard Coyotes at dusk and that was incredible. Bugs were fine until the trip back in the morning when I was swarmed by a million of them and now need a blood transfusion 😉... Only half kidding. Go now before it gets too busy or too hot

Ancient Lakes by seattlegrrlie
Ancient Lakes by seattlegrrlie
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Comments

Love the comment, "...need a blood transfusion." We camped pretty close to you May 21-22 and the bugs were not a problem due to the slight breeze must have been life saving LOL.

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Lisa Elliott on May 25, 2026 07:29 AM

There were no bugs up high. It was on the trip back at the last half mile

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seattlegrrlie on May 25, 2026 07:31 AM