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Fort Flagler State Park

Fort Flagler State Park Beach–Sewage Lagoon, 11 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Fort Flagler State Park Beach–Sewage Lagoon, 11 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Fort Flagler State Park near Fort Flagler, WA. The route passes Sewage Lagoon, Fort Flagler State Park Beach and Fort Flagler State Park Beach. It climbs 372 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 187 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lagoon Trail 48.09243, -122.69502
Nearest town Fort Flagler, WA
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Fort Flagler State Park Beach–Sewage Lagoon, 11 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 38–187 ft

Out & Back · Fort Flagler State Park

Trailhead: Lagoon Trail · 48.09243, -122.69502

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lagoon Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Sewage Lagoon.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto East Searchlight Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Reservoir Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto West Searchlight Trail, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Fire Control Station Trail, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Calwell Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftReach Fort Flagler State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bluff Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miPass Fort Flagler State Park Beach.
  13. 0.3 miPass Fort Flagler State Park Beach.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail, heading E.
  21. 1 miTurn left onto Lagoon Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miArrive 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/fort-flagler-state-park-beach-sewage-lagoon-out-back-13-sights

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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