Waughop Lake & Fort Steilacoom Park Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 100 ft · 51 min
Waughop Lake & Fort Steilacoom Park Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Fort Steilacoom Park near Lake City, WA. The route passes Waughop Lake and Waughop Lake. It is mostly level, with 100 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Waughop Lake & Fort Steilacoom Park Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 100 ft · 51 min
Elevation 232–301 ft
Out & Back · Fort Steilacoom Park
Trailhead: 47.17062, -122.56940
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:54 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Pierce College - Steilacoom stop 168 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Waughop Lake.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Waughop Lake Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Waughop Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Fort Steilacoom Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Waughop Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Waughop Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pierce College - Steilacoom stop 168 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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