Washington hiking trails - Blankenship Meadows Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County       This part of Washington has a wonderful deal of available outdoors endeavors. Blankenship Meadows Trail is positioned a rather long tour from Ellensburg, but it sure is a a nice wilderness hiking trail. If you happen to be in Washington, why not go backcountry hiking, it never gets boring. This is just one of a large number of wilderness trails in this vicinity. Gotta get out of the town man, and Blankenship Meadows Trail in Yakima County, Washington is a really glorious place to spend some time. Backpacking here in the Northern Cascade Range is a very     splendid way to see these mountains. This is a long wilderness trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. With its 7.4 miles of walking distance it's a mid length backcountry hike. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 6.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. There's not much difference in elevation along the backpacking trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry hike. Splendid trails in Washington are in abundance, and Blankenship Meadows Trail in Yakima County is one of them. All the water falling down from the sky makes Blankenship Meadows Trail a wet place; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow, and July is when it's the driest. Every Washington trail is different from the others.   The total elevation difference for this backpacking trail is 1,367 feet which is an average number. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Summer brings highs in the 60's to Blankenship Meadows Trail with nighttime lows in the 40's. The winter comes with highs in the 30's; after the sun is down all through the winter temperatures at Blankenship Meadows Trail fall into the 10's. This hiking trail is a mid length hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a tremendous wilderness trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in fine shape. This is a one trailhead backpacking trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry hike it normally. Briefly about the general area: Stay the night at White Pass Campground. Since you're here at Blankenship Meadows Trail why not pop by Mosquito Valley; everybody loves Indian Creek Meadows. Now, you may imagine that's plenty but there's even more amusing things to do here in the Northern Cascade Range. If you come at the right time of year, Bumping River offers some nice whitewater; Blankenship Meadows is a wonderful place. This river is a wonderful place to visit. Get yourself into a kayak and hit American River; Blankenship Meadows Trail is a glorious site to camp, Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest is a glorious site. Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.7612, Longitude -121.3498 - - Directions and Road Map Total in and out hiking length = 7.4 miles Total climbing distance = 3 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours Total elevation difference: 1367 feet Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum 32 miles away Set on the sunny eastern slopes of the Cascades alongside the sparkling waters of the Cle Elum River and surrounded by pristine pine forest-Suncadia offers the ultimate luxury mountain resort experien...    Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum 34 miles away The Stewart Lodge offers a wide range of rooms and amenities to make us your recreational or business spot all year around. Our rooms are exceptionally large and include unique pine furniture, microw... 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These outdoors activities are available near Blankenship Meadows Trail.   Trails Near Blankenship Meadows Trail: Indian Creek Trail, Lewis County County , 1 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 1528 feet elevation difference Sand Ridge Trail, Yakima County County , 2 miles away, 10 hiking miles, 2174 feet elevation difference Pear Butte Trail, Yakima County County , 2 miles away,  13.2 hiking miles, 2981 feet elevation difference McAllister Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away,  4.2 hiking miles, 686 feet elevation difference Twin Sisters Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference Shellrock Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away,  13.8 hiking miles, 2067 feet elevation difference Bismarck Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away,  14.2 hiking miles, 4496 feet elevation difference   Camp Grounds Near Blankenship Meadows Trail: Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan, 6 miles away White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 6 miles away Boat Landing Campground, Yakima County, 6 miles away Bumping Dam Campground, Yakima County, 7 miles away Bumping Crossing Campground, Yakima County, 7 miles away   Whitewater Near Blankenship Meadows Trail: American River, -blank- County County , 9 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing) Bumping River, Yakima County County , 11 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River) Tieton River - South Fork, Yakima County County , 13 miles away, Class IV(V+) - 5.7 miles long (Grey Creek Campground to Rimrock Lake) American River, Yakima County County , 14 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks) Summit Creek, Lewis County County , 14 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)   National Parks Near Blankenship Meadows Trail: Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 45 miles away   Hotels Near Blankenship Meadows Trail: Crystal Mountain Hotels, Enumclaw , 13 miles away Mt View Lodge, Packwood , 24 miles away Cowlitz River Lodge, Packwood , 24 miles away Game Ridge Motel, Naches , 24 miles away Inn of Packwood, Packwood , 24 miles away   Lakes Near Blankenship Meadows Trail Apple Lake, Yakima County , 1 miles away Blakenship Lakes, Yakima County , 1 miles away