Outdoor Science and Learning

Many opportunities to learn about nature and local history await you on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Historic interpretive areas such as a Gold Creek Pond or Boyd Creek Trail teach about natural resources. Historic public and visitor centers provide more local information.

Interpretive Areas/Exhibits

USDA Forest Service uses interpretive areas to educate and engage the public about the natural and cultural resources of national forests, often through signs, exhibits, and programs.

Interpretive areas serve to inform visitors about the history, ecology, and cultural significance of a particular place, encouraging respect for the environment and promoting responsible recreation.

Visitor Programs

Before you hike, bike, ride a horse or backpack, call the respective USDA FS Visitor Center. The helpful staff can give you updates on trail conditions, road closures and other information that will make your trip more enjoyable. 

You can also visit the USDA Forest Service website for more information.

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Lower Sauk Boat Launch

Site Open

The Lower Sauk boat launch is available for motorized and non-motorized boats and provides access to fishing areas on the Lower Sauk and Skagit Rivers. There is also a picnic area with a shelter.…

Marblemount Boat Launch

Site Open

The Marblemount boat launch is available for all motorized and non-motorized boats for white water rafting, fishing or nature viewing along the Skagit River. A short trail from the parking area leads…

Mather Memorial Parkway (SR 410)

The historic Mather Memorial Parkway (State Route 410) is the gateway to a recreational haven. On a clear day, enjoy spectacular views of Mt. Rainier. For more excitement, take a spin in the off-road…

Meadow Mountain Trail 657

This trail accesses Glacier Peak Wilderness. Begin hiking on an old road that climbs steadily and then drops to a junction with the Crystal Lake Trail. Stay right and continue another four miles to…

Mount Pilchuck Trail 700

Travel through an old-growth forest along the edge of an area clear-cut by Washington State Department of Natural Resources in 1977. When the trail is partially snow covered, often well into June,…

Mountain Loop Scenic Byway

Linking Darrington with Granite Falls is the Mountain Loop Highway National Forest Scenic Byway, which was first pioneered in 1891 by miners' dreams. Later developed as a road by loggers and members…

Mt. Baker Highway (SR 542)

Site Open

The Heather Meadows area is always open for use, but is snow covered in the winter and spring. Mt. Baker Highway is only open to Artist Point seasonally.  Check the Washington Department of…

Mt. Dickerman Trail 710

Switchback steeply for three miles through a dark forest of timber to an alpine meadow that was replanted in 1915 after a major forest fire. The trail rises above timberline to an alpine meadow alive…

Mt. Pugh Trail 644

Climb steeply through deep forest 1.5 miles before reaching Lake Metan, at 2,800 feet. Just before the lake, you will find a spring, which is the last chance for water. The trail continues with long…

Nooksack Cirque Trail 750

Follow this primitive trail to the North Fork of the Nooksack River to its headwaters in a steep walled cirque at the base of Mt. Shuksan. The first challenge is at the trailhead: Ruth Creek has no…