Ah...so much time wasted not hiking/camping/backpacking! I figured I should make a list of hikes in WA that seem interesting (not a complete list for sure):
Close-ish to Seattle:
North
Close-ish to Seattle:
- Snoquera Falls - 6mi roundtrip
- Wallace Falls - 5.5 mi, 9 falls, some kid fell some time ago...
- Poo poo point via Chirico Trail - 4.7 mi, popular paragliding/hang gliding.
- Short and sweet:
- Twin falls - 2.7 mi, 30min from seattle, interesects w/ John Wayne Pioneer trail (108 mi)
- Coal Creek Trail (2.8mi) or Lower Coal Creek (2.2mi)- historic coal mine
- Mount Si - 3mi, very popular, fun trail and good view on top!
- Rattlesnake Ridge - 1.9 mi, panoramic view, connect to Rattlesnake Ridge trail
East:
- Enchantment Lakes near Leavenworth - 18mi, need pass
- I-90
- Snow Lake - 6mi, continues to another lake
- Mason Lake - connects to Bendara Mtn
- Bendara Mountain - 6.6mi; last 0.5mi=1000ft elevation gain
- Rachel Lake - 7mi, Rampart Lakes (11mi) even further up
- Green Mountain - 10mi, "last promontory," rough trail, scramble
- past I-90: (if raining in seattle)
- Hex Mountain - 7mi, view of Mt Rainier, snowshoe
- Mount Baker
- Mount Dickerman - 8.6mi roundtrip, 5.6k' elevation
- Coleman Pinnacle
- Ceder Falls up to Abernathy Ridge
- Pearrygin Lake (past north cascade, 4hr drive) - parents say really beautiful w/snow in May
- Oyster Dome - 6.5mi, view of san juan islands and Olympic mtns, oyster restaurant on bottom
- Route 2:
- Serene Lake - 8.2mi, water fall on the side
- Barcley Lake -
South
- Mount Rainier
- Mount St. Helen's
- Eagle Creek and Tunnel Falls - 12mi, beautiful gorge hike, cliffs, multiple waterfalls; at Oregan border
West:
- Olympic National Park
- Deception Pass Headlands
- Dungeness Spit near Sequim - 5mi hike to lighthouse and back
- Westport WA
South:
- Cape Disappointment State Park
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