WNPS Field Trip: Chain Lakes Loop

1275 E Sunset Dr near Orleans St, Bellingham WA

08 September, 2021

Description

The Koma Kulshan chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society regularly holds field trips that are typically free and open to the public! The trip is limited to 12 people in Mt. Baker Wilderness. Pre-registration is required. Field trip location: Artist Point and Heather Meadows, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Date: September 8, 2021 Time: 8 am-6 pm Departure location: Those who have signed up ahead of the trip can meet at the southeast corner of Sunset Square Safeway parking lot for an 8 am departure. This is an end-of-summer favorite with our group. We should see several species of late-blooming plants, ripe blueberries, picas, and perhaps marmots and mountain goats. We will drop a car off at the Heather Meadows visitor’s center for the return car shuttle on our way up to Artist's Point, where our hike starts. After a mile, we leave the Ptarmigan Ridge trail and descend into the Chain Lakes Basin. After passing three lakes we ascend to Hermann Saddle and drop down to the Bagley Lakes. The distance is 6 miles with 600 feet of elevation gain. A Northwest Forest Pass is required for each vehicle parked at the trailhead. Please visit to find out more about how to purchase single-day and annual passes. Pre-registration with the trip leader is required. Visit for information on how to sign up, or respond to this ad for more information. In accordance with Washington state COVID safety guidelines, face masks are required outdoors for unvaccinated people who are within six feet of someone else from a different household.