Washington hiking trails - Goose Prairie Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County

   
  Rather far from Ellensburg you come upon Goose Prairie Trail, but trekking is such an exciting thing to do, and this is a magnificent spot to do that. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Goose Prairie Trail in Yakima County, Washington is just the spot. If you happen to be in Washington, why not go backcountry hiking, it is something that is always fun to do. Goose Prairie Trail commonly gets a lot of rain; January is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest month is July. Goose Prairie Trail is 9.6 miles long; it's a long
    wilderness trail. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 70's to Goose Prairie Trail while night lows are commonly in the 40's. Through the winter highs are commonly in the 30's, and night lows at Goose Prairie Trail throughout the winter commonly descend into the 20's.
Different parts of this wilderness 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. This wilderness trail has a total elevation difference of 3,246 feet which is higher than average. This is one of many backpacking and hiking trails in the surrounding area. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Hiking here in the Northern Cascade Range is the best way to enjoy these peaks. Washington has plenty of fine great  
outdoors trails, and Goose Prairie Trail in Yakima County is one of them. Every single Washington great outdoors trail is well worth a walk. This wilderness trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to walk it normally. Outdoors people generally like this part of Washington. This trek shouldn't take more than 8.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Now this hiking trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This backpacking and hiking trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an excellent backpacking and hiking trail for experienced trekkers in good shape.

Briefly about the general area:
Deep Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth visiting, and a tour to Union Creek Falls will fill your spirit with nice feelings. American River is a wonderful whitewater spot in the neighborhood of Goose Prairie Trail. There's so much to do here at Goose Prairie Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Boat Landing Campground is a magnificent spot for that.
In the event that you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Bumping River, and you could always explore Pleasant Valley. There's no way someone can get bored here in the Northern Cascade Range. Barton Creek is a stream that you may stumble upon during your stay; tremendous water scenery is available at Bumping Lake Dam near Goose Prairie Trail. You think that's enough? Just getting warmed up. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Goose Prairie Trail has to offer, you can camp at Bumping Dam Campground.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.8839, Longitude -121.281
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Total in and out hiking length = 9.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 4 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 8.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 3246 feet


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 Trails Near Goose Prairie Trail:
American Ridge Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away, 31 hiking miles, 4759 feet elevation difference
Richmond Mine Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  10 hiking miles, 3203 feet elevation difference
Goat Creek Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  8 hiking miles, 3879 feet elevation difference
Nile Ridge Trail, Yakima County County , 5 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 3162 feet elevation difference
Bismarck Trail, Yakima County County , 5 miles away,  14.2 hiking miles, 4496 feet elevation difference
Pear Butte Trail, Yakima County County , 5 miles away,  13.2 hiking miles, 2981 feet elevation difference
Bumping Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 5 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 792 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Goose Prairie Trail:
Bumping Dam Campground, Yakima County, 1 miles away
Boat Landing Campground, Yakima County, 1 miles away
Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan, 1 miles away
Bumping Crossing Campground, Yakima County, 2 miles away
Pleasant Valley Campground, Yakima County, 3 miles away
 Whitewater Near Goose Prairie Trail:
American River, -blank- County County , 3 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)
Bumping River, Yakima County County , 6 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River)
American River, Yakima County County , 7 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks)
Little Naches River, Yakima/Kittitas County County , 12 miles away, Class II-III+(IV) - 9.5 miles long (Matthew Creek to Little Naches Campground)
American River, Yakima County County , 13 miles away, Class II+ - 5 miles long (American Forks to Sawmill Flat)
 National Parks Near Goose Prairie Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 47 miles away
 Hotels Near Goose Prairie Trail:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 26 miles away
Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass , 26 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 28 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum , 29 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie , 47 miles away
 Lakes Near Goose Prairie Trail
Lily Lake, Yakima County , 4 miles away
Granite Lake, Yakima County , 5 miles away

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