Washington hiking trails - Park Creek Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Chelan County

   
  While visiting this area in Washington it's a brilliant idea to go trekking too. Backpacking in Washington is so much fun. There are plenty of trails in Washington; each one of them has its own character. Park Creek Trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors hiking trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Park Creek Trail commonly gets much rain; the wettest month of the year is regularly November, that's the one that rains the
    most, and July on the other hand is the driest. Being 13 miles long; it's longer than many hiking trails. This 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 hiking trail.
When was the last time you got out in the outdoors a bit? if you happen to be in Chelan County of Washington, Park Creek Trail is a wonderful local hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Park Creek Trail is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Far from society you discover Park Creek Trail, and it's one of those sites where trekking is great. This wilderness trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to walk it normally. Magnificent trails in Washington are in abundance, and one of those is Park Creek Trail in Chelan  
County. This wilderness trail has a total elevation difference of 4,110 feet which is higher than average. During the summertime at Park Creek Trail temperatures are mostly in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures descend down into the 50's. All through the winter the highs are commonly in the 30's, and night lows at Park Creek Trail through the winter commonly descend into the 20's. Backcountry trekking here in the Northern Cascade Range is the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. This backcountry hike should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors hiking trails in this area.

Briefly about the general area:
This is no location for people who don’t like to enjoy themselves. Stay the night at High Bridge Campground, and nearby you'll stumble on a wooded neighborhood called Wenatchee National Forest.
A journey to Horseshoe Basin invigorates the spirit, and some nearby water includes Flat Creek. A spree to Park Creek Pass is always fun; why not take a little visit to South Fork Flat Creek if you're here. And if that's not enough there's heaps more amusing stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Shady Campground is a magnificent campground nearby; in the event that you don’t have a problem getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Granite Creek.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.4306, Longitude -120.9189
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Total in and out hiking length = 13 miles

Total climbing distance = 5.2 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 4110 feet


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 Trails Near Park Creek Trail:
Pacific Crest Trail - section 26, County County , 10 miles away, 130.3 hiking miles, 5875 feet elevation difference
Panther Creek Trail, Whatcom County County , 12 miles away, 8.7 hiking miles, 2363 feet elevation difference
Mill Creek Trail, Whatcom County County , 12 miles away,  29.4 hiking miles, 5463 feet elevation difference
Jack Mountain Trail, Whatcom County County , 12 miles away,  9.4 hiking miles, 4860 feet elevation difference
Miners Creek Trail, Snohomish County County , 13 miles away,  14.6 hiking miles, 1884 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Park Creek Trail:
Shady Campground, Chelan County, 5 miles away
High Bridge Campground, Chelan County, 8 miles away
Cougar Island Campground, Whatcom County, 15 miles away
Colonial Creek Campground, Whatcom County, 15 miles away
Holden Campground, Chelan County, 16 miles away
 Whitewater Near Park Creek Trail:
Granite Creek, Skagit/whatcom County County , 10 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 4.6 miles long (Highway 20 to Beebe Creek)
Granite Creek, Whatcom County County , 11 miles away, Class IV - 5 miles long (Beebe Creek to Panther Creek)
Stehekin River, Chelan County County , 13 miles away, Class II(IV) - 10 miles long (Agnes Creek to Lake Chelan)
Canyon Creek - Skagit Tributary, Whatcom County County , 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Slate Creek to Granite Creek)
Stetattle Creek, Whatcom County County , 20 miles away, Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (Jay Creek to Gorge Lake)
 Hotels Near Park Creek Trail:
Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth , 44 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth , 44 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth , 44 miles away
Bavarian Ritz, Leavenworth , 44 miles away
Adventure Inn, Leavenworth , 44 miles away

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