Washington hiking trails - Observation Peak Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County

   
  When you're here in Washington backcountry trekking along one of its great outdoors trails is the splendid thing to do. There are many splendid great outdoors trails in Washington, and among these are Observation Peak Trail in Skamania County. There are numerous great outdoors trails in Washington, and each one is worth backcountry trekking. This hike should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. This hiking and backpacking trail is a very long hiking and backpacking trail having an average number of uphill miles
    which makes this backpacking and hiking trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Keep in mind that this is a long backcountry hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site.
This backpacking and hiking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backpacking and hiking trail. Observation Peak Trail is a long journey away from Hood River, but it sure is a a good great outdoors hiking trail. This wilderness hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. Observation Peak Trail gets lots of water; the wettest month of the year is frequently December, that's the one that rains the most,  
and the driest month is July. With so many outdoors activities available in Washington you'll never get bored. The total elevation difference for Observation Peak Trail is 2,662 feet which is a higher than average number. Hitting the great outdoors hiking trails is always a fun thing to do, and Observation Peak Trail in Skamania County, Washington is nature at its best. With its 12.4 miles of walking distance; it's a long backpacking and hiking trail. Through the summertime months at Observation Peak Trail temperatures are typically in the 70's. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 50's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's while Observation Peak Trail overnight low temperatures through the wintertime are in the 30's. Wilderness hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a very wonderful way to see these hills. This is just one of a large number of backpacking and hiking trails in this neighborhood.

Briefly about the general area:
Yep, outdoors amusing stuff truly is abundant here in the Northern Cascade Range. Trout Creek has a magnificent whitewater paddling spot close by. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Tyee Springs; you ought to beyond doubt dedicate some time to Two Times Four Prairie if you're here at Observation Peak Trail.
Paradise Valley is in the neighborhood of Observation Peak Trail and is a great place, and you can stay the night at Little Soda Springs Campground. A visit to Observation Peak Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Bubbling Mike Spring, and in case you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Wind River. What a place this is for outdoors people. Compass Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth taking a look at, and Observation Peak Trail is a perfect site to visit for more than one day, Observation Berryfield Campground is a perfect site to camp nearby.
There's no way anybody can get bored here in the Northern Cascade Range. There's some flowing water close by, Crater Creek is a stream you can go to while you're here, and there's a great forest called Wind River Experimental Forest.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.9147, Longitude -122.0599
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Total in and out hiking length = 12.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 5.7 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2662 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Observation Peak Trail.
 Trails Near Observation Peak Trail:
Soda Peaks Trail, Skamania County County , 3 miles away, 0.7 hiking miles, 942 feet elevation difference
Paradise Trail, Skamania County County , 5 miles away, 2.3 hiking miles, 1390 feet elevation difference
Rock Creek Trail, Skamania County County , 7 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1970 feet elevation difference
Green Leaf Trail, Skamania County County , 7 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 727 feet elevation difference
Horseshoe Ridge Trail, Skamania County County , 8 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 2830 feet elevation difference
Siouxon Trail, Skamania County County , 8 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 1860 feet elevation difference
Lava Butte Trail, Skamania County County , 9 miles away, 5 hiking miles, 1401 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Observation Peak Trail:
Observation Berryfield Campground, Skamania County, 1 miles away
Little Soda Springs Campground, Skamania County, 5 miles away
Swift Forest Campground, Skamania County, 7 miles away
Curly Creek Campground, Skamania County, 8 miles away
Canyon Creek Campground, Skamania County, 12 miles away
 Whitewater Near Observation Peak Trail:
Wind River, Skamania County County , 5 miles away, Class III+ - 3.4 miles long (Falls Creek to Mineral Springs Road)
Trout Creek, Skamania County County , 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.3 miles long (FR 43 to Wind River)
Wind River, Skamania County County , 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 6 miles long (Ranger Station Close to Stabler to High Bridge)
Wind River, Skamania County County , 7 miles away, Class I-II - 7.2 miles long (Mineral Springs to Stabler)
Rock Creek - Columbia River Tributary, Klickitat County County , 7 miles away, Class III-IV - 5.5 miles long (Steep Creek to Rayan-Allen Bridge)
 National Parks Near Observation Peak Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 40 miles away
 Hotels Near Observation Peak Trail:
Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville , 14 miles away
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson , 14 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 15 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 28 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches , 28 miles away

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