MeadoWatch 2017 - Reflection Lakes Hike
Notice (5/5/17): Hey there MeadoWatchers! We have opened up our Hike Calendars. Please note, you are limited to 2 hikes at this time. However, in late June we will be removing this limitation so you will be able to sign up for more hikes! Please contact us if you have any questions!
In Our classic (since 2013): The Reflection Lakes Trail
The trail starts at the Reflection Lakes parking lot and proceeds up the mountain to via the Wonderland, High Lakes and Paradise trails, covering roughly 3 miles (one way) and climbing 1,300 feet in elevation. There are 11 monitoring locations (2 added in 2016), plots 1-11. You can receive free entrance to the park and free camping at Longmire (depending on availability) in exchange for your day of collecting MeadoWatch data. Please contact mwatch@uw.edu if you need camping spaces (at least 2 weeks prior to your desired dates).
Important Safety Information
Please stay safe on the trails by following the MeadoWatch Safety Guidelines. In particular, if you are planning to hike solo while collecting data for MeadoWatch, you must inform us of this and designate an emergency contact (with whom we will share important safety information) at least 2 weeks prior to your volunteer activities. Please do so by filling out the following form.
For more information about the hike:
See our Reflection Lakes pamphlet.
Check out our interactive Google map for both hikes here.
In Our classic (since 2013): The Reflection Lakes Trail
The trail starts at the Reflection Lakes parking lot and proceeds up the mountain to via the Wonderland, High Lakes and Paradise trails, covering roughly 3 miles (one way) and climbing 1,300 feet in elevation. There are 11 monitoring locations (2 added in 2016), plots 1-11. You can receive free entrance to the park and free camping at Longmire (depending on availability) in exchange for your day of collecting MeadoWatch data. Please contact mwatch@uw.edu if you need camping spaces (at least 2 weeks prior to your desired dates).
Important Safety Information
Please stay safe on the trails by following the MeadoWatch Safety Guidelines. In particular, if you are planning to hike solo while collecting data for MeadoWatch, you must inform us of this and designate an emergency contact (with whom we will share important safety information) at least 2 weeks prior to your volunteer activities. Please do so by filling out the following form.
For more information about the hike:
See our Reflection Lakes pamphlet.
Check out our interactive Google map for both hikes here.
Choose up to 3 dates to hike the MeadoWatch Reflection Lakes Trail.
Please note: there may still be snow covering some portion of the trail for earlier hike dates, which will also affect whether trail markers are placed. However, your data are still really important, and we will keep you up to date on snow conditions throughout the season. Please remember to sign up for our email list (here) to receive these updates.
If all the dates you are available for have already been claimed, consider our Photo Collection project! You can hike any trail, at any time!
