Seattle, WA: River Delta Loop
Explore wildlife-rich salt flats and marsh in one of the last undeveloped deltas in the Puget Sound Region.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 8.9
Waypoints
RDL001
Location: 47.0727729797363, -122.713653564453
Head along old farmer’s dike toward McAllister Creek
RDL002
Location: 47.0752487182617, -122.721534729004
Pass junction with closed dike trail and muskrat ponds
RDL003
Location: 47.0748519897461, -122.728393554688
Reach McAllister Creek (aka. Medicine Creek); turn N
RDL004
Location: 47.0837020874023, -122.726272583008
Trail turns away from creek; watch western shore for great blue heron rookery
RDL005
Location: 47.0842018127441, -122.724853515625
Side trail to birders’ blind
RDL006
Location: 47.0837059020996, -122.724464416504
Small wooden blind; look for waterfowl and resident herons in pond
RDL007
Location: 47.088550567627, -122.725662231445
Trail returns to McAllister Creek, dropping off dike to show tidal
RDL008
Location: 47.092170715332, -122.726005554199
Turn E across plains toward Nisqually River Mouth
RDL009
Location: 47.0935859680176, -122.702682495117
Platform offers views of Puget Sound, mouth of Nisqually; Turn S
RDL010
Location: 47.0898056030273, -122.69847869873
View of Nisqually River and grasslands. Watch for bald eagles
RDL011
Location: 47.0782241821289, -122.70906829834
Junction with side trail to Old Twin Barns historical site (.5 mile); stay L
RDL012
Location: 47.0749168395996, -122.710517883301
Side trail on R leading to another birders’ blind