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| | Hitting the backpacking trails is always an amusing thing to do, and Pine Creek Trail in Skamania County, Washington is such a good spot. Pine Creek Trail is to be found a pretty lengthy journey from Longview-Kelso, but it is a good backpacking trail. Each backpacking and hiking trail in Washington is well worth a walk. All through the summer here at Pine Creek Trail, high temperatures frequently reach the 70's. Summer night lows descend down to the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Pine Creek |
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Trail. Now this backpacking trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Some parts of this wilderness trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness trail, and that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other
| | parts of it. Backcountry trekking here in Washington never gets boring. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. There are so many perfect backpacking and hiking trails for trekking in Washington; one of them being Pine Creek Trail in Skamania County. Now, this is roughly a 2-day backcountry trek, so it's a splendid thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. The length of this backpacking trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a perfect wilderness hiking trail for experienced hikers in | |
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pleasant shape. This is an area covered with lots of wilderness hiking trails. Pine Creek Trail is a quite wet place commonly with a lot of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is typically December, that's the one that rains the most while July is typically the driest
month. Trekking here in the Northern Cascade Range is a very great way to see these mountains. With its 14 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer walk. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry
walk it just one way. With so many outdoors pursuits available in Washington you'll never get bored. Pine Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,561 feet, and that is higher than average.
Briefly about the general area:
Be careful coming to the Northern Cascade
Range, you might not ever wanna go home again. A short spree to Loowit Falls is always worthwhile, and everybody loves Plains of Abraham.
So many entertaining things to do at Pine Creek Trail, so little time. Why not pop by Duck Bay also if you're here, and Sugar Bowl is a
magnificent location here at Pine Creek Trail. Looking for some flowing water? Try Bear Creek, and camping at Pine Creek Trail is brilliant fun, Swift Forest Campground is a brilliant local campground. Lewis River - North Fork has a magnificent whitewater paddling spot close by;
Harmony Falls is always fun to check out.
That right there is lots of amusing stuff already but it goes on, the Northern Cascade Range has it all. If you're here, you might as well explore Ape Canyon, and in the event that you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always
go whitewater paddling on Muddy River. Pine Creek Trail is a delightful place to camp, Quartz Creek Big Trees Campground is a delightful place, and getting to Smith Creek from Pine Creek Trail is painless.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 46.1812, Longitude -122.0816
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 46.2315, Longitude -122.148
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 14 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 14 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2561 feet
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson
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29 miles away
Skamania Lodge is located in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge just 45 minutes from Portland International Airport. Discover all the luxuries of this Pacific Northwest style resort, including 18-hole...
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Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville
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29 miles away
This property is a 100 percent nonsmoking facility. Up to two children 17 and under stay free in same room with adult. Over two children are 10.00USD per child per day and purchase of rollaway is requ...
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User input for Pine Creek Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Longview-Kelso, Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Longview-Kelso, Washington, the metro area neareast to Pine Creek Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Pine Creek Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Pine Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Pine Creek Trail:
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Smith Creek Trail, Skamania County
County
, 1 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2573 feet elevation difference |
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Independence Pass Interpretive Trail, Skamania County
County
, 4 miles away, 1.5 hiking miles, 382 feet elevation difference |
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Saint Helens Way, Skamania County
County
, 5 miles away, 6 hiking miles, 1114 feet elevation difference |
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Bean Creek Trail, Skamania County
County
, 5 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 3072 feet elevation difference |
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Smith Creek Butte Trail, Skamania County
County
, 6 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 1525 feet elevation difference |
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Muddy River Trail, Skamania County
County
, 7 miles away, 2.1 hiking miles, 894 feet elevation difference |
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Coldwater Trail, Skamania County
County
, 8 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 3233 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Pine Creek Trail:
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Muddy River, Skamania County
County
, 8 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 5.5 miles long (FR 25 Bridge to Lewis North Fork) |
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Lewis River - North Fork, Cowlitz County
County
, 10 miles away, Class II-III - 4.5 miles long (FR 9039 to Swift Reservoir) |
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Siouxon Creek, Clark County
County
, 13 miles away, Class III-V - 12 miles long (Calamity Creek to Yale Reservoir) |
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Cowlitz River, Lewis County
County
, 13 miles away, Class III - 9 miles long (Cispus River to Riffe Lake) |
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Lewis River - North Fork, Skamania County
County
, 14 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Cussed Hollow to FR 9039) |
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| | Hotels Near Pine Creek Trail:
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Skamania Lodge, Stevenson
, 29 miles away |
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Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville
, 29 miles away |
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Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks
, 30 miles away |
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Best Western Battle Ground Inn & Suites, Battle Ground
, 36 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Gresham-Troutdale, Or, Troutdale
, 36 miles away |
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