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Discovery Park

Discovery Park Beach–West Cramer Street End, 6 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 50 min

Discovery Park Beach–West Cramer Street End, 6 beaches is a 2-mile out-and-back in Discovery Park near Lawtonwood, WA. The route passes West Cramer Street End, West Sheridan Street End, 45th Avenue West Street End and 2 more before reaching North Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 346 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 203 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kansas Avenue 47.66475, -122.41252
Nearest town Lawtonwood, WA
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Discovery Park Beach–West Cramer Street End, 6 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 50 min

Elevation 17–203 ft

Out & Back · Discovery Park

Trailhead: Kansas Avenue · 47.66475, -122.41252

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Discovery Park Road & Texas Way stop 118 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kansas Avenue, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass West Cramer Street End.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Wolf Tree Nature Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass West Sheridan Street End.
  5. 50 ftPass 45th Avenue West Street End.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftPass Discovery Park Beach.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Bernie Whitebear Way, heading W.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  19. 100 ftPass Discovery Park Beach.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto North Beach Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miPass North Beach.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftReach Discovery Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  32. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  33. 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bernie Whitebear Way, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  40. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  45. 300 ftTurn right onto Wolf Tree Nature Trail, heading E.
  46. 350 ftContinue straight onto Kansas Avenue, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/discovery-park-beach-west-cramer-street-end-out-back-7-beaches

Trail surface

52% gravel42% dirt5% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 8:12 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Discovery Park Road & Texas Way stop 118 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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