Found a beautiful trail about an hour outside of Spokane. We started at the visitor center and found there is no parking pass required. Several well stocked vault toilets throughout the refuge.
Lots of flowers blooming and more to come. Birds singing everywhere.
We stayed on the trail and after about an hour of hiking I spotted the first tick on my friend’s hoodie. When another friend found a tick on her pant leg, we got a little wigged out and headed back to the car via the road. I found another tick crawling up my leg when we got back to the car and after a thorough body check, we headed home. Back at the house I found another tick on my back under my shirt. 😳
Despite the tick situation, I would gladly go back (after a big dose of bug spray!) It’s really beautiful and great for flowers and birdwatching.
Trip Report
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge — Saturday, May. 6, 2023
Eastern Washington > Spokane Area/Coeur d'Alene
Type of Hike
Day hikeTrail Conditions
Trail in good conditionRoad
Road suitable for all vehiclesBugs
Bugs were terribleSnow
Snow free
Comments
BethS on Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
I was there at this time of year 4 years ago and between the two of us we had 14 ticks! The wildlife refuge is beautiful in spring, and we saw many birds and a mink, but maybe hiking there would require full coveralls infused with pyrethrin.
Posted by:
BethS on May 07, 2023 08:30 AM
hikingwithlittledogs on Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
If I found 14 I’d want a haz-mat suit! 🤪
Posted by:
hikingwithlittledogs on May 07, 2023 10:18 PM