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| | There are many great great outdoors hiking trails in Washington; one of them being Dry Creek Trail in Lewis County. In Washington you never run out of outdoors fun. Hitting the great outdoors hiking trails is always a fun thing to do, and if you happen to be in Lewis County of Washington, Dry Creek Trail is an excellent local great outdoors hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. The hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a very wonderful way to see these mountains. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can |
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get a ride from someone, you can walk it just one way. Dry Creek Trail is not very right next door to Hood River at all, but It's always amusing to backcountry hike here. When you're here in Washington trekking along one of its great outdoors hiking trails is a glorious idea. Dry
| | Creek Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Dry Creek Trail is 12.8 miles long; it's a long hiking and backpacking trail. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 5,447 feet which is higher than average. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This backcountry trek should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. This hiking and backpacking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared | |
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for different conditions on different parts of the hiking and backpacking trail. The high level of rain makes Dry Creek Trail a pretty wet place; December is the month that gets the most snow, and July is when it's the driest. The length of this hiking trail is on the longer side
with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. There are plenty of great outdoors hiking trails in Washington; each one of them is beautiful in its own way. For the period of the days of summer
highs here at Dry Creek Trail reach the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's, and overnight lows at Dry Creek Trail all through the wintertime usually dip into the 20's. This is just one of
a large number of backcountry trails in this area.
Briefly about the general area:
Be careful coming to Dry Creek Trail, you might not ever want to go back home again. A short tour to Jennings Falls is always worthwhile, and there's whitewater on Johnson Creek for all
you adrenaline rush seekers. Kilborn Spring is a scenic location to stop by while you're at Dry Creek Trail; Burton Meadows is a delightful site to check out.
Dry Creek is in the neighborhood of Dry Creek Trail and is always a diversion to stop at, and a trip to The Pothole
revives the soul. But wait, there's more entertaining things to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Naco West is a perfect local campground; some close by water includes Willame Creek.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. The views at Mount Rainier National
Park will blow your mind, and get your pulse rate up on the fine whitewater of Cispus River - North Fork. Dry Creek Pass is a good place to spend some time at; why not camp at Packwood RV Park and Campground if you're here at Dry Creek Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 46.5631, Longitude -121.7094
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 46.5105, Longitude -121.7135
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 12.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 12.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
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Total elevation difference: 5447 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Dry Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Dry Creek Trail:
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Klickitat Trail, Lewis County
County
, 3 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 1263 feet elevation difference |
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South Point Trail, Lewis County
County
, 4 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 3402 feet elevation difference |
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Pompey Peak Trail, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 3836 feet elevation difference |
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Davis Mountain Trail, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, 6.7 hiking miles, 3121 feet elevation difference |
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Willame Trail, Lewis County
County
, 6 miles away, 3.5 hiking miles, 921 feet elevation difference |
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Tatoosh Trail, Lewis County
County
, 7 miles away, 16.4 hiking miles, 5829 feet elevation difference |
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Glacier Lake Trail, Lewis County
County
, 8 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 974 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Dry Creek Trail:
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Johnson Creek, Lewis County
County
, 4 miles away, Class V - 7.7 miles long (Glacier Creek to Highway 12) |
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Cispus River - North Fork, Lewis County
County
, 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.7 miles long (FR 22 Bridge to North Fork Campground) |
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Skate Creek, Lewis County
County
, 7 miles away, Class III+ - 3.1 miles long (Johnson Creek to Craig Road) |
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Cowlitz River, Lewis County
County
, 7 miles away, Class II - 7.6 miles long (La Wis Wis Campground to Packwood) |
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Butter Creek, Lewis County
County
, 7 miles away, Class III - 2.5 miles long (along FR 5270) |
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| | Hotels Near Dry Creek Trail:
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Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw
, 36 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley
, 37 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 41 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn Stevenson, Stevenson
, 41 miles away |
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
, 42 miles away |
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