Anderson Lake State Park
Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary Viewpoint & Anderson Lake via Cascade Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary Viewpoint & Anderson Lake via Cascade Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Anderson Lake State Park near Chimacum, WA. The route passes Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary Viewpoint and Anderson Lake. It climbs 613 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary Viewpoint & Anderson Lake via Cascade Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 166–503 ft
Out & Back · Anderson Lake State Park
Trailhead: Old Anderson Lake Road · 48.01853, -122.78894
Weather Jul 18: Overcast, high 69°F / low 55° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:31 AM · sunset 9:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Anderson Lake Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Cascade Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto San Juan Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Anderson Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Anderson Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Olympic Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto San Juan Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Tamanowas Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Anderson Lake Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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