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| | Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Divide Camp Trail in Skamania County, Washington is just the place. Every single Washington hiking trail is different from the others. Hiking trails are good and plentiful in Washington; Divide Camp Trail is one of them, and it's in Skamania County. A large amount of rain falls at Divide Camp Trail; through the month of December you get the most snow around here while July is usually the driest month. Being 5.2 miles long it's a mid length trek. Divide Camp Trail has a total |
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elevation difference of 1,465 feet which is an average number. This trail is a normal length trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it an excellent backpacking and hiking trail for the average person looking for an excellent adventure. This is not a very
| | long wilderness hiking trail but it's always splendid to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. This is a one trailhead great outdoors trail, so you're looking at an in and out walk. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 4.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a very good way to see these mountaintops. This is one of a very small number of backpacking | |
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and hiking trails in this region. Summer at Divide Camp Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 70's with overnight lows in the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 30's, and overnight lows all through the winter for Divide Camp Trail tend to be in the 20's. Backcountry
backpacking in Washington is so much fun. Divide Camp Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking trail. Divide Camp Trail is located a rather long tour from Hood River, but what an excellent
place for backcountry trekking it is. Backpacking in Washington is such a magnificent thing to do.
Briefly about the general area:
Just can't get enough of the Northern Cascade Range. A delightful spot for whitewater paddling right next door to Divide Camp Trail is White
Salmon River; why not camp at Killen Creek Campground since you're here at Divide Camp Trail. Spring Creek Campground is a tremendous local campground; do take a look at East Fork Adams Creek if you're here at Divide Camp Trail.
Lewis River - North Fork is a splendid whitewater
spot close to Divide Camp Trail, and since you're here at Divide Camp Trail it's a good idea to pop by Takh Takh Meadow. West Fork Adams Creek is a lovely stream that is worth checking out.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.2694, Longitude -121.5783
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 5.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Total elevation difference: 1465 feet
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26 miles away
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26 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Hood River, Oregon
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Divide Camp Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Divide Camp Trail. |
| | Whitewater Near Divide Camp Trail:
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White Salmon River, Skamania County
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 8.4 miles long (Cascade Creek to Trout Lake) |
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Lewis River - North Fork, -blank- County
County
, 10 miles away, Class II-III - 3 miles long (Twin Falls to FR 88) |
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Cispus River, Lewis County
County
, 10 miles away, Class V - 4 miles long (Goat Creek to FR 2160) |
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Cispus River, Lewis County
County
, 11 miles away, Class V+ - 5.9 miles long (Adams Fork to FR 23 Bridge) |
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| | Hotels Near Divide Camp Trail:
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 26 miles away |
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
, 26 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn Stevenson, Stevenson
, 34 miles away |
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Skamania Lodge, Stevenson
, 36 miles away |
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Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks
, 36 miles away |
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34 miles away
