Cranberry Lake is a 2.1 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Camano Island, Washington that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and bird watching and is best used from June until November. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
The Discover Pass is required for vehicular entrance to this park. An Annual Pass costs $30 and a Day Pass is $10. Begin at Cama Beach State Park. The trail to Cranberry Lake is gentle and well- groomed. At the West end of the lake a weaker trail continues along the North edge allowing a bit more travel. Visitors can then head South on the Cross Island Trail to the edge of Camano State Park.
February 21, 2021Nice trail and very easy.
February 13, 2021February 13, 2021January 4, 2021It was a nice rainy day hike. I was lucky it was only drizzling for the most part of the hike. Very few people and dog encounter. Though one of the two dogs I saw was off leash and when i first saw it moving under a tree I thought it was some kind of wildlife. please keep dogs on leash!
January 2, 2021October 12, 2020Great. Shade. Simple. Lake at end.
September 18, 2020lovely trail. nicely wooded spaces. the lake is wonderful, but that's really it. it's mostly just a nice walk in the woods.
August 19, 2020August 1, 2020Lots of shed on trail. Lake not worth it in summer.
July 6, 2020the hike was calming and large pathway. was not a hike, was more of a walk. it was sunny out today, so the frogs were jumping from lily pad to lily pad. we saw a few people on our walk. parking was packed. great hike :)
June 21, 2020the directions suck and doesn't take you there
February 9, 2020Pretty short and easy chill trail with a pond/lake/bog at the end full of clear water and beautiful bird songs.
September 12, 2019One star only because there is literally everything else to do but this trail. It is well maintained, but so are all the other trails. And the other trails offer way more beautiful views. Don’t waste your time. Find a trail along the beach or something.
August 18, 2019An easy walk, lovely on the hot day we were there, lots of shade. I was a little disappointed with the “lake” at the end, mostly because we had brought lunch and imagined finding a spot to sit and eat and enjoy the view, but there really is nowhere to sit down, the trail just ends at the water edge. However, we spotted a Great Blue Heron, a Belted Kingfisher, and many Cedar Waxwings, so that was cool. On the way back out we saw three Pileated Woodpeckers, very cool.
July 7, 2019A wooded very easy walk. Very few bugs when we went which was nice. The marsh itself is quite pretty and I got some nice photos of the pond Lilly’s that are just beginning to bloom, a bull frog and dragon flies. The walk from the parking lot at Cama beach to Cranberry (Lake), really a large marsh is only about 2.3 miles and that included a walk down to the beach and back after we finished going to Cranberry Lake. I’m not sure where the 4.5 miles stated is coming unless they include the walk to Ivy trail and then the cross trail to the Camano State Park.
July 10, 2018Family hike. Easy, well maintained trail. Kinda disappointed with the lake at the end of the trail. It is a pretty spot.
July 5, 2018Easy, well-kept, beautiful trail! Doable for kids, too. Bring the bug spray! There were lots of berries along the trail, too. I wasn't sure I'd be able to get my family to leave since they kept stopping for more berries, even though they were still tart.
April 27, 2018Went up to cranberry lake the trail was nice and dry and easy to get to. Once you got to the lake the bugs were horrible!! Next time will bring bug spray. Besides the bugs it was a nice little hike.
March 19, 2018It’s a nice easy trail and light traffic. I would give higher rating but its not all old growth forest and I’m spoiled by some of the other Washington trails.
August 26, 2017easy hike, very peaceful. big beaver pond at the end
July 24, 2017
First to ReviewJust did a little bit of the trail. It was quiet, easy and peaceful!
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