Washington hiking trails - Dewey Lake Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County

   
  Can’t wait to get out in the wilderness, if you happen to be in Yakima County of Washington, Dewey Lake Trail is an outstanding local backcountry trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. In Washington you never run out of outdoors fun. Here in the good state of Washington hiking is so much fun. Different parts of this trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the trail could be very different from other parts of it. Washington has plenty of good backpacking and hiking trails, and Dewey Lake Trail is one of them, and it's
    in Yakima County. High temperatures at Dewey Lake Trail during the months of summer are in the 70's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 40's. Daytime highs throughout the winter are in the 30's; nighttime lows in the 20's for Dewey Lake Trail.
Great outdoors hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a wonderful way to explore these mountaintops. Dewey Lake Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,557 feet which is an average number. This trek should take you about 1.5 days, so it's a splendid thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. This backpacking trail is a very long backpacking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this wilderness hiking trail glorious for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This is one of many wilderness  
hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity. There are plenty of backpacking and hiking trails in Washington; each one of them is different from the others. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Far from society you discover Dewey Lake Trail, and it is an enjoyable place to trek. Dewey Lake Trail commonly gets much rain; the month with most of the rain is January, and the driest month of the year is July. Dewey Lake Trail is a one trailhead wilderness trail, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. This is a hiking trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Being 12 miles long; it's a long trail.

Briefly about the general area:
It's a nice idea to stop by Rainier Fork American River, it's close to Dewey Lake Trail, and Pickhandle Basin is a pretty spot any time of year. All year is a splendid time in the Northern Cascade Range if you fancy the outdoors.
Morse Creek Campground is a great local campground; there's whitewater on Chinook Creek for all you adrenaline kick people. So much enjoyable stuff to do here in the Northern Cascade Range, too perfect to be true. Union Creek Falls is a lovely site to check out while you're at Dewey Lake Trail, and places like Bullion Basin are wonderful to explore. If you're here at Dewey Lake Trail, you could check out Morse Creek, and get your heart pumping on the perfect whitewater of American River.
But wait, there's more to do in close proximity to Dewey Lake Trail. Lodgepole Campground is a brilliant campground nearby; if you desire a little side trip, try Pickhandle Gap.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.9011, Longitude -121.4156
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Total in and out hiking length = 12 miles

Total climbing distance = 4.6 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1557 feet


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 Trails Near Dewey Lake Trail:
Swamp Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away,  7.2 hiking miles, 1563 feet elevation difference
Union Creek Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away, 7.9 hiking miles, 3404 feet elevation difference
Bumping Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 6 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 792 feet elevation difference
Castle Mountain Trail, Pierce County County , 6 miles away,  3 hiking miles, 591 feet elevation difference
Crow Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 6 miles away,  21.2 hiking miles, 3248 feet elevation difference
Sheep Lake Trail, Lewis County County , 7 miles away,  13.6 hiking miles, 3905 feet elevation difference
Kincaid Trail, Lewis County County , 7 miles away,  15 hiking miles, 2899 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Dewey Lake Trail:
Morse Creek Campground, Yakima County, 3 miles away
Lodgepole Campground, Yakima County, 5 miles away
Soda Springs Campground, Lewis County, 8 miles away
Dry Creek Campground, Pierce County, 9 miles away
Pleasant Valley Campground, Yakima County, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near Dewey Lake Trail:
Chinook Creek, Pierce County County , 8 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats)
American River, -blank- County County , 9 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)
Summit Creek, Lewis County County , 10 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis County County , 12 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground)
White River, Pierce County County , 12 miles away, Class III - 10 miles long (Silver Springs Campground to West Fork White)
 National Parks Near Dewey Lake Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 37 miles away
 Hotels Near Dewey Lake Trail:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 35 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 37 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum , 38 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 39 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie , 41 miles away
 Lakes Near Dewey Lake Trail
Cedar Lake, Yakima County , 2 miles away
Hen Skin Lake, Pierce County , 3 miles away

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