Happy Flats Trail
- 0.3 mi
- loop
- 26 ft
- climb
- 2,201 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Happy Flats Trail open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Ross Lake National Recreation Area.
As of · Source: NPS · Ross Lake National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Happy Flats Trail is a short, easy loop in Ross Lake National Recreation Area in Washington, managed by the National Park Service. The trail is about 0.3 miles long, with a one-way climb of 26 feet from a low point of 2,160 feet to a high of 2,201 feet. It's a quick outing, and the route loops back on itself, so you can walk it in either direction. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Ross Dam weather station show July and August highs around 79°F with only six or seven wet days a month, while winter months bring highs in the upper 30s and rain on most days. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the loop run cooler. Happy Creek Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and Ross Dam Trail is about 0.3 mile off. Green Point Camp Access is roughly 0.9 mile away. For climbing, Diablo Wall is about 4.9 miles from the trail.
Happy Creek TrailHikingPhoto: Steven PavlovUser:Senapa/TemplateFB, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi- Ross Dam TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Green Point Camp AccessHiking0.9 mi
- Diablo WallRock climbing4.9 mi
- Ruby CreekCanoeing5 mi
- Skagit RiverCanoeing8 mi
- Ryan's WallRock climbing9.3 mi
- Goodell Creek CampgroundCamping9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Happy Creek TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Steven PavlovUser:Senapa/TemplateFB, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Jack Mountain TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Steven PavlovUser:Senapa/TemplateFB, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Thunder Knob TrialHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Jackita Ridge TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Ross Dam TrailHiking · Next door
Thunder Creek TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Ruby Creek TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Canyon Creek TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Green Point Camp AccessHiking · ~2 min drive
Stetattle Creek TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Happy Flats Trail
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
38° / 30°
18 wet
Feb
41° / 30°
16 wet
Mar
47° / 33°
18 wet
Apr
56° / 38°
14 wet
May
65° / 45°
12 wet
Jun
70° / 50°
11 wet
Jul
79° / 55°
7 wet
Aug
79° / 56°
6 wet
Sep
70° / 50°
10 wet
Oct
56° / 43°
16 wet
Nov
44° / 35°
20 wet
Dec
38° / 31°
19 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ross Dam, WA, 0.8 mi away at 1,236 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
