The trail starts at the Flower Creek trailhead, which is the starting point of three different trails: Flower Creek 137, heading to Sky Lakes, which commences on the west side of the road, south of the parking lot (as you drive up, the first trail to your left); Parmenter Connector 15, which starts at the head of the parking lot (dropping off to the right), and Flower Lake 16, which climbs up east of the parking lot (to the right as you drive up). It ascends through the woods, a proper singletrack, to a signed fork where the left heads up to Flower Point and the right a short distance downhill to Flower Lake. It’s about a mile uphill to the lookout on good tread, crossing a forest road along the way (with a marker), but near the top the trail fades. The summit is easy enough to locate, though, and you’ll find the lookout tower in shambles. Trees have taken over the summit completely, so don’t expect a view of any kind. There is a cell phone signal, however, which was the main reason for undertaking this short hike: Having completed the Sky Lakes and Hanging Valley loop, we sent home an “all-clear” message and headed over to the Granite Creek trailhead for the next day’s adventures!

Alternate Routes

• Trails 15 (Parmenter Connector) and 137 (Flower Creek) are other options from the same trailhead
• Trail 14 (Indian Head) commences a short distance down trail 15