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GoHike - Alumni Day Hike - Northern State Ghost Town

if you want to feel a little spooked while getting some exercise, just head to Sedro-Woolley and hike the Northern State Recreation Area Loop. The trail takes you to an abandoned mental hospital… and while you can’t go inside, it just might put you in a spooky state of mind.

Pam Jorgensen Pam Jorgensen
December 22, 2024
  • Road suitable for all vehicles

  • To reach the trail, just cruise up Highway 20 and turn north Helmick Road. Turn left into Northern State Recreation Area parking lot.  Nice restrooms at the trail head and several porta potties along the hike.   

    Terrain is mixed and includes traveling past remnant dairy barns and farm buildings and trekking on a mix of mostly forested lanes and trails.

We missed the salmon runs.  Will shoot for mid Nov-Early Dec. next year.  We hiked on the historic site on Northern State Mental Hospital farm.   The hike was a loop of 5.4 miles, 264 elevation gain.

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