Gold Creek Pond Trailhead — Attraction in North Bend

Do you have a baby? Do you have a family member that is in a wheelchair? Are you looking for a place that is wheelchair friendly and stroller friendly? Look no further! There is handicap parking up front, with quick easy access to the restroom! A short jaunt to the pond itself with a lot of picnic tables to choose from. They even provide set BBQ if you want to bring charcoal for some burgers or hotdogs. It's a 1.5 mile trip around the pond with plenty of spots for views of pond. If you look close you might see the family of river otters. Bring $5 for the day...

I always carry 13-gallon trash bags in my truck. I don't understand why people use little plastic bag to pick up their dog poop and then they throw the bag on the ground. This place doesn't have trash pickup most national parks that don't and there's a sign that says if you carried in carried out so it would just be better if you didn't pick up your dog poop in a plastic bag cuz it takes 35 years with plastic bags tre-8 just let the dog. What's the point of throwing a plastic bag full of dog poop on the ground for somebody...

Super easy loop walk with views of a lake, meadow, waterfall and access to more difficult hikes. Many people were there on a sunny weekend. It took us 3 hours to complete a tiny loop because we kept stopping to take pictures and our kitten was distracted every 5 minutes. Lovely boardwalks, slightly cold and refreshing lake water, thimbleberry bushes putting out green unripened berries, some wildflowers blooming. Not too many bugs during the day, but they possibly swamp this place at dusk and dawn. We had...