Join the Washington Native Plant Society Suksdorfia Chapter for Upper Swale Creek Canyon hike (from Harms Road Trailhead)
Beginning from Harms Road the trail takes you into the heart of Swale Canyon, one of the most remote sections of the Klickitat Rail Trail. Follow the banks of Swale Creek as it heads west through a wide, flat landscape to the narrower confines of Swale Canyon. Here the creek flows quietly between canyon rimrock and balsamroot-carpeted slopes to the cascading calls of canyon wrens. This beautiful trail is a wildflower paradise…camas, numerous varieties of desert-parsley, rabbitbrush, sedge, oak, elderberry and so much more.
Moderate walking route, 5 miles roundtrip with 200’ elevation gain.
Meet at the Klickitat Trailhead in Lyle, WA at 8:30 a.m. and plan to caravan to the trailhead.
Trip is limited to 12 people.
To sign up for the trip or for more information contact Kim Gilmer at gilmerno.1@gmail.com.
Please join us in visiting French’s farms in Lyle after the hike to check out their wonderful selection of native plants and homemade ice cream.