Even easier is the Chuckanut Ridge Trail because your car does most of the climbing. At Milepost 16 on Chuckanut Drive, watch for the signs and follow Cleator Road as it climbs steeply for 3.5 ...

Other trails from this spot include the meandering, views-aplenty Chuckanut Ridge Trail (10.4 miles round-trip), plus the Hemlock Trail, North Lost Lake Trail and other spurs.

Monument Park in Point Roberts, Chuckanut Ridge Trail and Terrell Marsh Trail are easy enough for kids and beautiful even in the winter. Just be sure to bundle the kids up as you hike in ...