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| | Olympic Mountains are not in Kittitas County... Says Rich Schager
Washington has lots of outdoors pastimes. Every single Washington great outdoors trail is well worth a backcountry walk. Hey, time for a hike don’t you think? Royal Creek Trail in Kittitas County, Washington is a wonderful selection. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to trek it normally. Not much precipitation falls here at Royal Creek Trail; most of the rain falls during December, and July is when it's the driest. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the |
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60's to Royal Creek Trail. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 50's. Highs during the winter are regularly in the 40's, and night lows in the 30's for Royal Creek Trail. This wilderness hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure
| | you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. This is a wilderness hiking trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. This backcountry trek should take you about 4.5 days, so it's a nice thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Some parts of this backpacking and hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking and hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the backpacking | |
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and hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Here in Washington backcountry trekking never gets boring. Tremendous great outdoors trails in Washington are in abundance; one of them being Royal Creek Trail in Kittitas County. Backcountry hiking trails like this
one here in the Olympic Mountains are a very great way to see these mountaintops. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of backcountry trails. Royal Creek Trail is 29 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry hike. The total elevation difference for this backcountry hiking
trail is 5,153 feet, and that is higher than average. Royal Creek Trail is a long drive away from Shelton, but backcountry backpacking it is nice merriment any time. The length of this backpacking and hiking trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance
which makes this backcountry trail nice for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.
Briefly about the general area:
Quilcene Ranger District is a forest near Royal Creek Trail that you can go to, and Dungeness River has a good whitewater paddling spot close by.
Pitship Point is quite near Royal Creek Trail. Royal Creek Trail is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, River Campground is a delightful local campground, and Royal Basin is a great place to stretch your legs a bit.
Yeah, come up here to the Olympic Mountains for
a great time. Don't leave Royal Creek Trail without first paying a visit to Mineral Spring, and if you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Gray Wolf River. If only every location had this much outdoors fun things, what a great
world it would be. It's always splendid to visit Soda Springs, and since you're here why not explore Buckhorn Pass. All the outdoors cool things in the Olympic Mountains will keep you coming back many times. Camping at East Crossing Campground is always a brilliant experience,
and since you're here, you could go to Still Creek.
It's a splendid idea to check out Royal Creek, it's in close proximity to Royal Creek Trail, and locations like Deception Basin are splendid to visit.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.9668, Longitude -123.0957
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 29 miles
Total climbing distance = 11.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Total elevation difference: 5153 feet
Juan De Fuca Cottages, Sequim
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7 miles away
Perched on a 50' bluff at the edge of Dungeness Bay with our own private beach, the Juan de Fuca Cottages offer spectacular views of the Dungeness Spit, the New Dungeness Lighthouse, the Strait of Jua...
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Quality Inn & Suites, Sequim
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9 miles away
Located in the sunbelt of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley, the Quality Inn & Suites hotel is only a short drive from tranquil Lake Crescent and the inspiring views of Hurricane Ridge ski area in Olympic N...
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User input for Royal Creek Trail, Olympic Mountains, Kittitas County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Shelton, Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Shelton, Washington, the metro area neareast to Royal Creek Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Royal Creek Trail, Olympic Mountains, Kittitas County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Royal Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Royal Creek Trail:
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Baldy Trail, Clallam County
County
, 3 miles away, 13.5 hiking miles, 5411 feet elevation difference |
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Tubal Cain Mine Trail, Jefferson County
County
, 6 miles away, 12 hiking miles, 5265 feet elevation difference |
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Clink Trail, Clallam County
County
, 6 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1670 feet elevation difference |
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Bear Mountain Trail, Clallam County
County
, 9 miles away, 2.5 hiking miles, 1626 feet elevation difference |
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Mount Zion Trail, Clallam County
County
, 12 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 2262 feet elevation difference |
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Deadfall Trail, Clallam County
County
, 12 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1380 feet elevation difference |
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Mount Jupiter Trail, Jefferson County
County
, 14 miles away, 12 hiking miles, 3830 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Royal Creek Trail:
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Gray Wolf River, Clallam County
County
, 2 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.5 miles long (Deer Park to Dungeness Forks Campground) |
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Dungeness River, Clallam County
County
, 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Gold Creek to Dungeness Forks Campground) |
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Dungeness River, Clallam County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III - 5.5 miles long (Dungeness Forks Campground to hatchery) |
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Dosewallips River, Jefferson County
County
, 8 miles away, Class V+ - 3 miles long (Dosewallips Falls to Elkhorn Campground) |
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Dosewallips River, Jefferson County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III-IV+ - 5.2 miles long (Elkhorn Campground to Six Mile Bridge) |
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| | Hotels Near Royal Creek Trail:
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Juan De Fuca Cottages, Sequim
, 7 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites, Sequim
, 9 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Sequim, Sequim
, 10 miles away |
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Holiday Plaza Sequim Inn, Sequim
, 10 miles away |
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Port Angeles Super 8 Motel, Port Angeles
, 19 miles away |
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