Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge — Thursday, May. 17, 2018

This was a beautiful trail. Dog bone, so straight out with a loop at the end. Conditions were perfect. We saw tons of birds species, baby ducklings, a few turtles and a vole. The trail is flat and easily hiked. The trailhead is not, however, begin at 14 Washougal River Road. It actually begins 2.3 miles East off of Highways 14. I entered "Gibbons Creek Wildlife Trail" to get to the trailhead that begins the Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trail. The 14 Washougal River Road, doesn't even put you on the correct side of the highway.  But if you do go to the south side of highway 14 from 14 Washougal River Road, I think you you can walk down the dike road that runs along the Colomnia that will lead you into the Refuge and you can do the loop once there. It is best to look at an arial map before heading out. I liked starting at Gibbon's Creek because there are bathrooms and a nice big parking area. There are no dogs allowed on the Gibbon's Creek Trail, but there are on the Dike Road.