Trip Report
South Whidbey State Park — Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019
Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island
Today was my first time in the park. I loved it! 3.7 stars; without the occasional road noise worthy of 4 stars. Clean, dense, manicured in a natural way, gorgeous trees, bridged drainage areas. This would be a great place to hike in rain. I arrived 2 hr after rain stopped though occasional mist. Wilbert and Ridge trails are fabulous. You'll find "Fern Gully Trail" which I recommend you take--it leads up high to Ridge Trail. My route was Wilbert first, to Ancient Cedar, to Fern Gully and Ridge Trail back to road. Crossing back to parking lot I explored all the rest on the west side. Beach trail can be walked half-way down to a blockade/washout. No campers in park. Few cars. Saw only two hikers, but only on the west side. Surprised how quiet and unoccupied this area was. No dog poo, no trash. Two maps are available, but the best one has mileage--see link below. The park trails are intuitive, well marked, and safe. I did all the trails with some backtracking from 2:15pm-5:00pm: ~6.2 miles.
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