Washington hiking trails - Tatoosh Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County

   
  Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the wilderness a bit, and Tatoosh Trail in Lewis County, Washington is a tremendous place for getting out. Tatoosh Trail is a very long way away from society, and it's one of those places where backcountry backpacking is good. Backcountry trails for hiking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington; Tatoosh Trail is one of them, and it's in Lewis County. The high level of precipitation makes Tatoosh Trail a quite wet place; the month with most of the snow is January while July is the month with
    the least amount of precipitation. There are so many wilderness hiking trails in this vicinity. With its 16.4 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many great outdoors hiking trails. Throughout the summertime, highs usually are in the 70's at Tatoosh Trail, and throughout
the night it cools down to the 40's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are commonly in the 30's, and after the sun is down throughout the wintertime temperatures at Tatoosh Trail fall into the 20's. This great outdoors hiking trail goes through some very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. This is a one trailhead backcountry trail, so you're looking at an in and out walk. Every Washington hiking and backpacking trail is well worth a backcountry trek. Please follow all local rules about  
fires and camping. If you happen to be in Washington, why not go hiking, it is a splendid idea. The total elevation difference for Tatoosh Trail is 5,829 feet which is higher than average. This hike should take you about 2.5 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Tatoosh Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Tatoosh Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a perfect wilderness hiking trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in pleasant shape. Backcountry hiking here in Washington is a must. Trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a very glorious way to see these peaks.

Briefly about the general area:
Grove of the Patriarchs is worth stopping at, and Maple Falls is a wonderful local attraction. If you go for the outdoors you'll go for it here in the Northern Cascade Range. It's a magnificent idea to stop at Butler Creek, it's in the neighborhood of Tatoosh Trail; a great place like Cedar Flats here at Tatoosh Trail is too splendid to miss.
Why not stop by nearby Butter Creek if you're here at Tatoosh Trail; close by Stevens Canyon is a glorious location to go. This site, the Northern Cascade Range, has so much outdoors exciting stuff. There's whitewater on Cowlitz River for all you adrenaline people, and Tatoosh Trail is a brilliant spot to camp, River Bar Campground is a brilliant spot.
Not sufficient hours in a day to enjoy this spot. Camping at Tatoosh Trail is tremendous fun, Packwood RV Park and Campground is a tremendous local campground, and Paradise Park is a pleasant site here at Tatoosh Trail. It's always good to stop at Bum Springs; whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend Butter Creek.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.6387, Longitude -121.658
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Total in and out hiking length = 16.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 6.3 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 9 hours

Total elevation difference: 5829 feet


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 Trails Near Tatoosh Trail:
Backbone Ridge Trail, Lewis County County , 5 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 1833 feet elevation difference
Packwood Lake Trail, Lewis County County , 7 miles away,  11.4 hiking miles, 384 feet elevation difference
Skyline Trail, Pierce County County , 7 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 1839 feet elevation difference
South Point Trail, Lewis County County , 7 miles away,  6.4 hiking miles, 3402 feet elevation difference
Five Thousand Thirty Trail, Lewis County County , 7 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 897 feet elevation difference
Dry Creek Trail, Lewis County County , 7 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 5447 feet elevation difference
Moraine Trail, Pierce County County , 7 miles away,  2.4 hiking miles, 452 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Tatoosh Trail:
Packwood RV Park and Campground, Packwood, 4 miles away
River Bar Campground, Lewis County, 4 miles away
Hatchery RV Campground, Lewis County, 6 miles away
Ohanapecosh Campground, Lewis County, 7 miles away
Palisades Campground, Lewis County, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Tatoosh Trail:
Butter Creek, Lewis County County , 2 miles away, Class III - 2.5 miles long (along FR 5270)
Cowlitz River, Lewis County County , 2 miles away, Class II - 7.6 miles long (La Wis Wis Campground to Packwood)
Cowlitz River - Muddy Fork, Lewis County County , 4 miles away, Class V - 5 miles long (to Cowlitz River)
Skate Creek, Lewis County County , 5 miles away, Class III+ - 3.1 miles long (Johnson Creek to Craig Road)
Johnson Creek, Lewis County County , 6 miles away, Class V - 7.7 miles long (Glacier Creek to Highway 12)
 National Parks Near Tatoosh Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 22 miles away
 Hotels Near Tatoosh Trail:
The Governor Hotel, Olympia , 29 miles away
Kings Value Inn - Enumclaw, Wa, Enumclaw , 32 miles away
Mt. View Inn, Buckley , 34 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie , 42 miles away
Summit Lodge at Snoqualmie Pass, Snoqualmie Pass , 42 miles away
 Lakes Near Tatoosh Trail
Tatoosh Lakes, Lewis County , 2 miles away
Blue Lake, Lewis County , 3 miles away

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