Lake Sammamish–Lake Sammamish State Park Beach, 5 beaches is a 5-mile out-and-back in Lake Sammamish State Park near Issaquah, WA. The route passes Sunset Beach and Lake Sammamish before reaching Lake Sammamish State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 31 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 72 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.54493, -122.06137
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
Directions
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Lake Sammamish–Lake Sammamish State Park Beach, 5 beaches
5 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 33–71 ft
Out & Back · Lake Sammamish State Park
Trailhead: 47.54493, -122.06137
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Issaquah Transit Center - Bay 1 stop 261 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish Multiple Use Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Orchard Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftPass Sunset Beach.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Issaquah Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Boat Launch Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Sammamish.
- 50 ftPass Lake Sammamish State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Lake Sammamish, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Boat Launch Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Issaquah Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orchard Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Sammamish Multiple Use Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
58% dirt32% paved6% boardwalk4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F52°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
85°58°
Wed
91°62°
Thu
93°57°
Fri
87°53°
Sat
84°53°
Sun
83°53°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Issaquah Transit Center - Bay 1 stop 261 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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