Island Center Forest — Saturday, Apr. 27, 2013

Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area

We love island adventures. Ferry rides only lead to good things across the water. Today we headed over to Vashon Island to explore the Island Center Forest. This is a King County Park and has four different trail heads. We started at the 188th St Trail head today. Pick up a map provided at the kiosk if you did not bring one or print one at home. You will need it. Most of the trails are well marked and easy to follow with the provided map. This is a lovely walk through the woods. The trails are in good condition and have a good tread. We only ran into one extremely muddy area ( and after such a rainy april that is a good thing). There is not much elevation gain, but a few small ups and downs. There are side loop trails with interpretive signs to read if you don't have dogs needing to get to the next smell. Horses use these trails as well, and although we didn't meet any today, there was plenty of evidence of their presence. There are about ten miles of trails within this park. We covered about 4 today before heading into Vashon for lunch at The Hardware Store. After lunch, seeing as we were on an island, we needed some beach time. So off we headed to Point Robinson Lighthouse. Wonderful little scenic beach area. And did you know it never rains on island time, only a moist sea breeze to keep you cool.