Trails and Access Points

Observers identified the impact of trails on an area in two ways. First observers assessed whether or not any trails or points of beach access exist along a section.

Trail Access in Whatcom County

Beach Name

Sections with trail access

% of surveyed sections with trail access points

Birch Bay

30

80%

Drayton Harbor

17

22%

Semi-ah-moo

5

83%

Observers were also asked to quantify the number of distinct trail access points identified along the shoreline section.

Beach Name

Total

Access Points per Section

Birch Bay

156

4.33

Drayton Harbor

23

0.30

Semi-ah-moo

14

2.33