My Top 8 Most Scenic Privies (so far)

I still have not had time to find a new hike to photograph for you, so I'm grasping at stuff to write about. I am sorry.

Without further ado, the top 8 most scenic privies I've so far encountered.

8. Guemes Channel Trail

Okay, it's just a Port-a-Pot, but  it's right next to the beach and the Anacortes ferry dock. Setting is everything here!

7. Cyrus Gates Overlook

I don't actually have a photograph of this privy at the end of Cleator Road, which is the starting point for many trails on Chuckanut Mountain (including Rock Trail), but with views from the parking lot overlooking the San Juans, it's a decent place to do your business.

6. Iron Goat Trail at Windy Point

This open-air privy lets you take a number two while watching the cars on Highway 2 drive by 700 feet below you.

5. Artist Point

Snow clearing at the end of the Mt. Baker Highway often starts when the roof of the privy peaks out from the snow, signalling that it's thawed enough to begin plowing. Views of Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan, and the surrounding peaks abound up here.

4. Mt. Constitution

Again, no photo of the actual privy here, but there are facilities at the top of the highest point in the San Juan Islands. It's a short walk to the lookout where you can look out over Puget Sound and Mt. Baker in the distance.

3. Sumas Mountain

This outhouse near the John Friendly Cabin is in a clearcut area that provides sweeping views of northwest Whatcom County.

2. Chain Lakes Trail

Near the campsites by the lakes sits this wooden privy that overlooks Iceberg Lake. Get exposed to nature here!

1. Samish Overlook

No actual privy pics, but the view speaks for itself. Samish Overlook on Blanchard Mountain is used as a launchpoint to go up to the Oyster Dome and/or Lily Lake, and it provides a perfect, unobstructed view of Skagit Valley. It's where the Cascade Range meets the ocean!

What scenic privies have you encountered?