Washington hiking trails - Indian Creek Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County

   
  It's a long journey from Ellensburg to Indian Creek Trail, but it is one of many good backcountry hiking trails in this neighborhood. Each backcountry hiking trail in Washington has its own unique loveliness. Washington is a splendid location for backcountry walkers. This is a long backpacking and hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This backpacking trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek. This is an area covered with lots of hiking and backpacking trails. This backcountry walk shouldn't
    take more than 6 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Summer at Indian Creek Trail comes with high temperatures in the 60's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Highs through the wintertime are typically
in the 30's, and overnight lows at Indian Creek Trail through the wintertime typically sink into the 10's. If you happen to be in Washington, why not go backcountry trekking, it is the good thing to do. The length of this hiking trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough hiking and backpacking trail for advanced backcountry trekkers looking for a nice challenge. Indian Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,528 feet, and that is about average. When was the last time you got out in nature  
a bit? Indian Creek Trail in Lewis County, Washington is a really good place to spend some time. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Being 6.8 miles long it's a mid length trek. Hiking trails for backcountry trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington, and one of these is Indian Creek Trail in Lewis County. The hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a very perfect way to see these hills. Indian Creek Trail typically gets a good deal of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is mostly January, that's the one that snows the most while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This hiking trail goes through some very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations.

Briefly about the general area:
Red Rock Creek is a striking stream that is worth taking a look at, and a pleasant trip to Indian Creek Meadows is a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. Just can't get enough of Indian Creek Trail. Visit Sheller Creek since you're here at Indian Creek Trail.
While you're here at Indian Creek Trail it's a magnificent idea to visit Blankenship Meadows, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend American River. So much entertaining stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range, not enough time. Indian Creek Trail is a pleasant place to visit for more than one day, White Pass Campground is a pleasant place to camp nearby, and get your pulse rate up on the pleasant whitewater of Bumping River. Nearby Mosquito Valley is a delightful spot to go if you're at Indian Creek Trail. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Indian Creek Trail has to offer, you can camp at Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.7614, Longitude -121.3492
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Total in and out hiking length = 6.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1528 feet


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 Trails Near Indian Creek Trail:
Blankenship Meadows Trail, Yakima County County , 1 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1367 feet elevation difference
Twin Sisters Trail, Yakima County County , 2 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference
Sand Ridge Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away, 10 hiking miles, 2174 feet elevation difference
Pear Butte Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away,  13.2 hiking miles, 2981 feet elevation difference
Jug Lake Trail, Lewis County County , 3 miles away,  13.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference
Bumping Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 3 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 792 feet elevation difference
Shellrock Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  13.8 hiking miles, 2067 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Indian Creek Trail:
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 5 miles away
Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan, 6 miles away
Boat Landing Campground, Yakima County, 6 miles away
Bumping Dam Campground, Yakima County, 7 miles away
Knuppenburg Lake Campground, Lewis County, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Indian Creek Trail:
American River, -blank- County County , 9 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)
Bumping River, Yakima County County , 12 miles away, Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River)
Summit Creek, Lewis County County , 13 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
Tieton River - South Fork, Yakima County County , 14 miles away, Class IV(V+) - 5.7 miles long (Grey Creek Campground to Rimrock Lake)
Chinook Creek, Pierce County County , 14 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats)
 National Parks Near Indian Creek Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 44 miles away
 Hotels Near Indian Creek Trail:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 32 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 35 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum , 35 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 48 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie , 50 miles away
 Lakes Near Indian Creek Trail
Twin Sisters Lakes, Lewis County , 2 miles away
Henry Lake, Lewis County , 3 miles away

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