Washington hiking trails - Driveway Butte Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Okanogan County

   
  Every single Washington hiking trail has something unique to offer. Outdoors people generally like this part of Washington. Hiking here in Washington is a fine way to spend some time. Driveway Butte Trail is an outstanding site of typical precipitation; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most snow, and July is when it's the driest. Washington has plenty of magnificent hiking trails; Driveway Butte Trail in Okanogan County is one of them. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. Being 9.4 miles long;
    it's longer than many wilderness trails. There are not too many backpacking trails in this region. Driveway Butte Trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a perfect backpacking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in good shape. When
was the last time you got out in the great outdoors a bit? Driveway Butte Trail in Okanogan County, Washington is a nice place to go. Hiking here in the Northern Cascade Range is a wonderful way to explore these mountains. You should count on this trek taking about 8 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Different parts of Driveway Butte Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the wilderness trail. The total  
elevation difference for this wilderness trail is 3,442 feet which is a higher than average number. This is a long wilderness trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. All through the months of summer here at Driveway Butte Trail, high temperatures regularly get into the 80's. Summer nighttime lows dip down to the 50's. For the duration of the winter this site gets highs in the 30's; winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Driveway Butte Trail. It's a long journey from Wenatchee to Driveway Butte Trail, but backcountry hiking it is always cool. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out.

Briefly about the general area:
Camping at Klipchuck Campground is always a wonderful experience, and Cedar Falls is a wonderful site to pop by while you're at Driveway Butte Trail. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. Camping is available at Ballard Campground, and you can run the rapids of Lost River.
Some close by water includes Lost River, and a great site for whitewater paddling is Methow River. You are close to Vista Point while you're here at Driveway Butte Trail, and Varden Creek is close to Driveway Butte Trail and is always a pleasure to take a look at. There's just no way anybody can get bored here at Driveway Butte Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.5917, Longitude -120.5011
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Total in and out hiking length = 9.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 3.6 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 5 hours

Total elevation difference: 3442 feet


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 Trails Near Driveway Butte Trail:
Monument Creek Trail, Okanogan County County , 6 miles away,  29.8 hiking miles, 4673 feet elevation difference
West Fork Methow Trail, Okanogan County County , 8 miles away,  14.4 hiking miles, 1890 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Driveway Butte Trail:
Klipchuck Campground, Okanogan County, 1 miles away
Ballard Campground, Okanogan County, 3 miles away
Rivers Bend Campground, Okanogan County, 3 miles away
Rattlesnake Campground, Okanogan County, 3 miles away
Gate Creek Campground, Okanogan County, 4 miles away
 Whitewater Near Driveway Butte Trail:
Lost River, Okanogan County County , 8 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Drake Creek to Methow River confluence)
Methow River, Okanogan County County , 15 miles away, Class II(III) - 54 miles long (River Bend Campground to Carlton)
 Hotels Near Driveway Butte Trail:
Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop , 20 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn-Winthrop, Winthrop , 25 miles away
Adventure Inn, Leavenworth , 47 miles away
Bavarian Ritz, Leavenworth , 48 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth , 48 miles away

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