East Clark County/Camas

Lacamas Regional Park–Round Lake

This popular park includes over 300 acres of dense woods, Round Lake, Lacamas Creek, and with approximately 9 scenic miles of trails. In April, the camas are blooming, often covering the upper plateau. Take the trail through the main park southeast to view Round Lake, cross the dam (check for American Dippers!) to follow the trail system to visit the wonderful variety of habitats. There are several areas of wet, mature coniferous forest, oak woodland, riparian, and open rocky meadow.

• An excellent location for a variety of owls, warblers, vireos, osprey, flycatchers, woodpeckers, chickadees, Bushtits, swallows, finches and ducks. Some target species here include Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, American Dipper, Common and Hooded Merganser, Wood Duck, Double-crested Cormorant, Black-throated Gray Warbler, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Warbling and Cassin’s Vireo, Willow, Hammond’s and Western Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Belted Kingfisher, and Varied, Hermit, and Swainson’s Thrush.

Park website

Lacamas Park Trail map (PDF)
Round Lake Nature Trail guide (PDF)

Directions:  Heading east on Hwy 14 take exit 12 onto NW 6th Ave in Camas.  Proceed 1.5 miles, turn left on NE Garfield St. Take slight left on to 14th Ave, after 2 blocks turn right onto NE Everett St and go 1 mile and take the first right exit out of round-about to the parking lot at 3344 Everett St. Camas, WA 98607.

Heading west on Hwy 14 take exit 14, take second exit out of round-about on to C St.  Go to next round-about and take first exit onto SE Union St. Proceed 1 mile to downtown Camas and turn right onto NE  3rd Ave. Go 2 blocks and turn left onto NE Garfield St.  Travel uphill .5 mile and take slight left onto 14th Ave. After 2 blocks turn right onto NE Everett St. and go 1 mile and take the first right exit out of the round-about to the parking lot at 3344 Everett St. Camas, WA 98607

eBird hotspots : Lacamas Park (entire park), Round Lake/Lacamas Park

Best seasons/weather/water levels to visit:  Both spring and fall migration can be excellent, spring has many singing and nesting birds, summer will be quieter, but can have good viewing.

Handicap accessible restrooms available in the developed park, picnic tables, fishing along the shore of the Round Lake, children playground equipment and handicap accessible trail only in the developed park.  Remaining trails are nice for hiking and birding but gravel surface and are steep in some areas.