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For a clockwise tour around the lake, turn left, cross a large bridge over the outlet creek, and pass several inviting picnic sites along the north and east shores of this alder-lined 10-acre pool. The water is 20 feet deep in places, but the shore is often muddy and has lots of logs, so it’s difficult to reach the bank. If you can get to the water, it is fun to spend some time watching the lake’s thousands of roughskin newts or to toss in a line hoping to catch a cutthroat trout or two. Keep an eye out for wildlife, because also snacking on those trout are belted kingfishers and great blue herons. The best swimming spot is along the east shore at a small rocky beach with easy access to deeper water and relatively little mud.

The up-and-down trail goes all the way around the lake, passing through forests, beside several grassy areas, and over a skunk-cabbage bog on a boardwalk spanning the inlet creek at the lake’s south end. Above the northwest corner of the lake is a junction with a side trail to a nearby road. Turn right, almost immediately pass a nice campsite above the lake’s north shore, and soon return to the junction near the outlet where you close the loop around the lake. Turn left and retrace your steps to the trailhead.