Saddle Mountain State Natural Area - State park in Seaside - Saddle Mountain State Natural Area, USA

June is a great time of year because of all the wildflowers, but parking isn't great (so get there early!) 80% of the hike is relatively easy... but it's that other 20% that reminds you this IS a mountain after all. Don't let that deter you though! Just wear good foot gear, pace yourself, and enjoy one of the best views of the coastal range.

Just an incredible hiking experience as long as you get early enough to find parking. The hike up to Saddle Mountain is steep but rewarding in good weather. If you plan on visiting, get there before 11:00 am to get a good parking spot.

Amazing hike! The views are absolutely incredible, and the wildflowers and trees were beautiful, although the summit was completely fogged over when we got there. It was a moderate hike, until the very end. The trail to the summit is steep and rocky, difficult for our whole group to get up, and then back down again. But we did it! Overall, a great hike!

Lovely park and trail for a day trip packed with adventure and fun. Dog friendly with great views on a sunnier day. We got a bunch of clouds but it was still beautiful. The road is paved all the way to the lot. Lots of wild flowers, berries and plans to explore.

Pretty strenuous hike but it's not hard. Between 3-4 hours generally. Better cloudy than clear which is very sad - it's because of logging and seeing those logged patches for clear days is just depressing you know? Sorry, I am not a tree hugger but I also have a sense of appreciation of beauty that makes me feel that way. Call me dumb, whatever. Meh!~

This is a relatively steep climb but well worth it. Incredible views on a clear day we could see the ocean and all the way north to Rainier. I would recommend not going up too late because it takes a while to get up and down (we went in late November). If you bring kids or the elderly plan to take a lot of breaks.

Great hike with rewarding views. The climb is not too difficult. Just the last kilometer is a bit more challenging but even my 11 year old professional couch potato daughter made it up to the summit ... and none of us were wearing hiking shoes. I got 120Mbs data connections both upload and download at 1 mile viewpoint and even got 16Mbit up/down at the summit. That's a lot faster than what I get at my house in Astoria! Maybe I should move my home office to Saddle Mountain's summit! :)))

Gorgeous view today! Although, glad we hit the trail early, it was definitely very packed by the time we got done.