United States, Pacific Northwest

Best backpacking trips in the Pacific Northwest

Start date

ClubDriving time

13 trips

The Enchantments Trail

Alpine Lakes Wilderness

10.8 mi/d4,600 ft/d2 days

Hoh River Trail to Blue Glacier

Olympic National Park

14.4 mi/d4,700 ft/d3 days

Palisades Lakes

Mt. Rainier National Park

3.5 mi/d900 ft/d2 days

Black Crater

Central Cascades Wilderness

6.7 mi/d2,300 ft/d1 day

Chush Falls

Central Cascades Wilderness

4.7 mi/d500 ft/d1 day

South Sister

Central Cascades Wilderness

11.6 mi/d4,900 ft/d1 day

High Divide Loop in 3 days

Olympic National Park

7.5 mi/d3,000 ft/d3 days

High Divide Loop in 4 days (counter-clockwise)

Olympic National Park

6.7 mi/d2,000 ft/d4 days

Sol Duc to Hoh River in 4 days

Olympic National Park

8.9 mi/d2,100 ft/d4 days

Sahale Glacier Camp

North Cascades National Park

5.5 mi/d4,100 ft/d2 days

Copper Ridge Loop

North Cascades National Park

11.8 mi/d4,600 ft/d3 days

Thornton Lakes

North Cascades National Park

4.5 mi/d2,500 ft/d2 days

Camp Muir

Mt. Rainier National Park

4.3 mi/d4,700 ft/d2 days