The stream and bay are named for John Meeks, who owned the land.

[2] North American beaver (Castor canadensis) are gradually restoring Meeks Meadow which had been overgrown with coniferous trees.

This meadow is an important wildflower viewing area and is easy to access as the trail starts across from Meeks Bay Resort.

Mallow, iris, meadow aster, buckwheat, wandering daisy, yarrow, yampah, phlox, scarlet gilia, monkshood, flax and lupine are just some of the flowers that one can see in bloom during the peak flowering time in late June–July.

The first 1.4 miles is along a gentle gated road and parallels Meeks meadow, which after an additional mile meets a trail that courses southwest eventually meeting the Pacific Crest Trail between Phipps Peak and Middle Velma Lake.