Fragrance Lake in the Clouds

Some friends and I hiked up to Fragrance Lake on Chuckanut Mountain yesterday. We parked at the ranger station parking lot and hiked the Fragrance Lake Road. 

We decided to take the road as it would be less muddy than the shorter but steeper trail beginning across from the entrance to Larabee State Park. This trail is a little over two miles long with an elevation gain of 950 feet.

It was a cloudy day and drizzling, but, when in the Pacific Northwest, you have to hike no matter the weather. We met many other hikers, cross country runners and bikers along the way.

There is a beautiful waterfall on this trail.

When we got to the lake, we took the trail around it, stopping for lunch.

The trails are well maintained.

There are some great geological features along the lake trail.

Yes, it was wet, but beautiful in its own way.