Are you looking for the best hiking trails on Camano Island? I’ve got you covered.
I am sharing all about three of my favorite trails on Camano Island, or at least the three that I repeatedly find myself out walking with my trustee, golden Doodle Maui.
Barnum Point Preserve
This trail is located at the junction of Sunrise Boulevard and Moe Road. Barnham Point is a 166-acre park with 10 different interconnected trails. It’s pretty cool. It’s kind of like a choose-your-own-adventure trail, but no worries. They have lots of signs and they’re at all the trail junctions, so it’s pretty hard to lose your way. This is a fairly easy trail to walk. One of my favorite things about it is the diversity of the trails. You can find yourself in the forest, at the edge of a pond with active wildlife, in fields, and there’s also a swamp. When the frogs are out, this is my favorite spot. I love listening to them all croaking and singing. One of the highlights is the mile-long beach that is super easy to walk. There are two easy access points at each end of the beach, so you can walk the whole mile of the beach from access to access. Beware of the incoming tide if you decide to adventure along the beach, it comes in quickly and you can get caught in the water.
English boom trails
English Boom is located on the north end of Camano Island, if you drive down Moore Road, it dead-ends right at the English boom trail. There are about five parking spots in a gravel area at the end of the road. English Boom has a great wheelchair-friendly boardwalk with a viewing platform right off the parking lot. English boom is a 6.87-acre waterfront park. The trails here are pretty easy to walk and are about nine-tenths of a mile-long round trip. Walking along the beach is another option. But be careful, it can be a bit slick because of the hard-pack clay. My family really loves this trail. Maui, our golden doodle especially loves it here because he can be off-leash along the beach. English Boom is one of two off-leash dog parks on Camano. The trails wander through freshwater marshlands where salmon spawn. There are also birds nesting, so watch where you step.
English boom is also a historical county park. It’s located where the English lumber company operated in the 1920s and thirties. The pilings that you can see are still standing from the days when the lumber company was operational.
Tip for English Boom: Come prepared! There’s lots of fun here, but also lots of water, and lots of mud.
Camano Ridge Preserve
There are two different ways to enter the Camano Ridge Trail system. One is a gravel parking lot off Camano Ridge Road with parking for about 6 cars, or you can park along the edge of Cancu Road. If you enter the trailhead from Cancun Road it starts off with a steep hill and really gets your heart pumping. Once you reach the loop, the trail becomes a little bit flatter. I really love this one, but the other trailhead has a smoother start. You start with a level walk to get to the loop. We really love walking through these woods and listening to the wildlife. It’s very peaceful on the trails and we rarely run into other people. One thing to keep in mind on these trails is there are not a lot of signs. We usually walk counterclockwise once we get up to the loop to keep track of where we are. Another option is to take a picture of the map at one of the trailheads to make sure you find your way back. Even though we rarely run into other people, keep your eyes open. We have encountered mountain bikers and horses along the trail. Another thing to be cautious about is hunting season. If you decide to walk during that time, make sure to either wear bright colors.
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