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

   
  Backpacking and hiking trails are wonderful and plentiful in Washington, and one of those is Tatoosh Trail in Lewis County. When was the last time you got out in the outdoors a bit? Tatoosh Trail in Lewis County, Washington is a tremendous location for getting out. Far from modern life you stumble on Tatoosh Trail, and it's one of those locations where backpacking is tremendous. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Different parts of Tatoosh Trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind
    that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. High temperatures at Tatoosh Trail through the days of summer are in the 70's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's frequently in the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime the highs are frequently in the
30's; after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Tatoosh Trail descend into the 20's. Here in Washington hiking is a magnificent way to spend some time. There are plenty of hiking and backpacking trails in Washington; each one of them has its own unique attractiveness. The total elevation difference for Tatoosh Trail is 5,829 feet which is higher than average. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Of course, this is an overnight hike, 2.5 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you  
need. These backpacking trails here in the Northern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these highlands. Tatoosh Trail is a quite wet place frequently with much rainfall; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most snow; the driest month of the year is July. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to walk it normally. This backpacking trail is a very long backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backpacking and hiking trail for advanced trekkers looking for an outstanding challenge. This is one of many backpacking and hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity. Being 16.4 miles long; it's longer than many hiking trails. Washington is a tremendous site for outdoors folks.

Briefly about the general area:
Stay the night at Packwood RV Park and Campground; swing by Butter Creek it's a great place to visit. A brilliant spot to check out next to Tatoosh Trail is Stevens Canyon, and a short visit to Maple Falls is always worthwhile.
You'll beyond doubt wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the entertaining things in the Northern Cascade Range. Bum Springs is always fun to check out, and get your heart beating on the nice whitewater of Butter Creek. Grove of the Patriarchs is a nice local forest; Paradise Park is a brilliant spot to check out.
Be careful coming to Tatoosh Trail, you might not ever want to go back home again. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Tatoosh Trail has to offer, you can camp at River Bar Campground; Cedar Flats is a great place. That right there is a heap of cool things already but it goes on, the Northern Cascade Range has it all. You can run the rapids of Cowlitz River in close proximity to Tatoosh Trail, and why not a little side visit to Butler 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:
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 32 miles away
Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley , 34 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie , 42 miles away
Summit Lodge at Snoqualmie Pass, Snoqualmie Pass , 42 miles away
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River , 47 miles away
 Lakes Near Tatoosh Trail
Blue Lake, Lewis County , 3 miles away
Snow Lake, Lewis County , 4 miles away

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