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| | Hitting the backpacking and hiking trails is always an amusing thing to do, and Packwood Lake Trail in Lewis County, Washington is a good location for getting out. There are so many tremendous backcountry hiking trails for backcountry backpacking in Washington, and Packwood Lake Trail in Lewis County is one of them. Packwood Lake Trail is a backpacking and hiking trail quite far from Hood River, but there's brilliant natural loveliness waiting for you here along it. Packwood Lake Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. High |
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temperatures at Packwood Lake Trail during the days of summer are in the 70's; the nighttime is a little chillier of course, regularly in the 40's. Daytime highs all through the wintertime are in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Packwood Lake Trail are in the 20's. The
| | hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these mountains. Packwood Lake Trail has a total elevation difference of 384 feet which is a lower than average number. This backcountry hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Packwood Lake Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backcountry hiking trail for advanced backcountry trekkers looking for a wonderful challenge. This is one | |
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of many backcountry hiking trails in the surrounding neighborhood. Here in Washington backcountry backpacking is a good way to spend some time. Every Washington backcountry hiking trail has its own character. Outdoors folks generally like this part of Washington. You spend the
whole walk in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your walk. Packwood Lake Trail regularly gets a lot of rain; January is when you get the most snow here while July is mostly the driest month. With its 11.4 miles of walking
distance; it's a long backpacking trail. Now, this is roughly a 1.5-day hike, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed.
Briefly about the general area:
Packwood Lake Trail is in close proximity to Packwood Dam which is a delightful location certainly worth
a visit, and Packwood Lake Trail is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, River Bar Campground is a delightful local campground. You feel that's enough? Just getting warmed up. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Cowlitz River;
a good spot is Big Bottom.
Camping at Hatchery RV Campground is always a good experience, and Jennings Falls is a gorgeous site to visit while you're at Packwood Lake Trail. If you like the outdoors you'll like it here in the Northern Cascade Range. If you're here at Packwood
Lake Trail, you could take a look at Upper Lake Creek, and a short visit to Grant Purcell Falls is always worthwhile. This spot, the Northern Cascade Range, has so much outdoors entertaining stuff. Lily Basin is right here at Packwood Lake Trail.
This river has so much to offer.
There's whitewater on Cowlitz River - Clear Fork for all you adrenaline junkies; why not take a look at close by Lost Creek while you're here at Packwood Lake Trail.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.6075, Longitude -121.6275
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 11.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Total elevation difference: 384 feet
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Current weather conditions at Packwood Lake Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County, Washington
Local climate location: LONGMIRE RAINIER NPS 9 miles away
      
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| These outdoors activities are available near Packwood Lake Trail. |
| | Trails Near Packwood Lake Trail:
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Five Thousand Thirty Trail, Lewis County
County
, 1 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 897 feet elevation difference |
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Three Peaks Trail, Lewis County
County
, 2 miles away, 7.6 hiking miles, 1240 feet elevation difference |
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Glacier Lake Trail, Lewis County
County
, 3 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 974 feet elevation difference |
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Angry Mountain Trail, Lewis County
County
, 4 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 3575 feet elevation difference |
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Backbone Ridge Trail, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 1833 feet elevation difference |
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Jordan Creek Trail, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, 9.2 hiking miles, 3156 feet elevation difference |
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South Point Trail, Lewis County
County
, 6 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 3402 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Packwood Lake Trail:
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Cowlitz River, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, Class II - 7.6 miles long (La Wis Wis Campground to Packwood) |
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Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground) |
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Johnson Creek, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, Class V - 7.7 miles long (Glacier Creek to Highway 12) |
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Ohanepecosh River, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, Class V - 4.7 miles long (Ohanepecosh Campground to La Wis Wis Campground) |
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Cowlitz River - Muddy Fork, Lewis County
County
, 6 miles away, Class V - 5 miles long (to Cowlitz River) |
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| | Hotels Near Packwood Lake Trail:
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Mt View Lodge, Packwood
, 5 miles away |
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Cowlitz River Lodge, Packwood
, 6 miles away |
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Inn of Packwood, Packwood
, 6 miles away |
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Hotel Packwood, Packwood
, 6 miles away |
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Crest Trail Lodge, Packwood
, 6 miles away |
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