Blue Lake Rest Area
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Blue Lake Rest Area |
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WSDOT rest area overlook of 536-acre lake, backdrop of basalt bluffs. | ||
| BIRDING: | Common Loons can be seen year-round but congregate in greatest numbers during March and April migration, and again September-October; some may stay through winter if lake is ice-free. A few Pacific Loons occur in fall. Lake also attracts other deep divers including Common Mergansers, Lesser Scaups, Ring-necked and Ruddy Ducks; and Western, Red-necked, and Pied-billed Grebes. | ||
VIEWING: |
Loons near shore are easily visible with binoculars; scope gives closer look at difference between Common and Pacific species. Scan cliffs for Golden Eagles year-round. | ||
| ACCESS: | From Hwy. 17 milepost 89.5, turn east into rest stop. | ||