Washington Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

Washington Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

• Washington Overview
• Washington Hotels
• Washington Attractions
• Washington Feature Articles
• Washington Airports
• Washington Flights

Other Guides for Washington

• Washington Travel
• Active and Adventure Guide
  • Mountain Biking
  • Road Biking
  • Caving
  • Ice Climbing
  • Mountaineering
  • Day Hiking
  • Trekking and Backpacking
  • Sea Kayaking
  • Cross-Country Skiing
  • Snowshoeing
• Beach Guide
  • Sailing
  • Scuba Diving
  • Windsurfing
• Family Guide
• Gay and Lesbian Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Fly-fishing
  • Saltwater Fishing
  • Horses and Riding
  • Birdwatching
  • Whale Watching

Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In Washington

• Seattle, WA
  
• Olympic National Park, WA
  
• Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA
  
• Mount Rainier National Park, WA
  
• North Cascades National Park, WA
  

Travel Guides In Washington

• Seattle, WA
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Beach Guide
  • Gay and Lesbian Guide
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Olympic National Park, WA
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Bellingham, WA
  • Beach Guide
• Olympia, WA
• Spokane, WA
• Bellevue, WA
• Eastsound, WA
• Everett, WA
  • Beach Guide
• Federal Way, WA
• Friday Harbor, WA
  • Beach Guide

Pacific Coast Hiking and Backpacking States/Provinces

• Alaska
• California
• Hawaii
• Oregon
• Washington

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

• Mid-Atlantic
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
• Midwest
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
• Mountain West
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
• Northeast
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Vermont
• Pacific Coast
  • Alaska
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
  • Washington
• Southeast
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
• Southwest
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Texas

Hiking Mount Rainier National Park, Washington (Rene Frederick/Digital Vision/Getty)

On This Page:

• Top Destinations
• Feature Articles
• Trip Ideas
• Practical Advice
• Adventure Trips
• Gear
• Fitness
• Attractions
• Hotels

Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Seattle		Hotels
Olympic National Park		Hotels
Gifford Pinchot National Forest		Hotels
Mount Rainier National Park		Hotels
North Cascades National Park		Hotels

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Feature Articles

• The Top Ten Beaches of the Pacific Northwest
  From sea stacks to orca whales, secluded beaches to popular surf spots, we bring you the best the coast of the great Pacific Northwest has to offer.
• North Cascades National Park
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  Ride Tall in Washington's Wildest Range
• A National Park for All Seasons
  Spring
• Ross Lake Lodge
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  Ross Lake, Washington
• Olympic
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  Washington's Coolest Rainforest

Trip Ideas

• Five Great Family Escapes
  Olympic National Park, Washington
• Best Hiking: Olympic Coastal Strip (Washington)
  America's Best Beaches
• Backyard Playgrounds
  Seattle

Practical Advice

• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
• Day Hiking: A Packing List
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• Backpacking: A Packing List
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• GORP - Recovering from a Dislocated Joint - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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• GORP - Dislocated Knee - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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  Washington - Olympic National Park Hiker
  Timberline Adventures
  from $1995, 6 days
  Olympic National park, situated in the heart of the Olympic Peninsula at land's end in the northwestern corner of Washington, dominated by the...
  
• 
  Washington: The Olympic Peninsula
  Country Walkers
  from $2998, 7 days
  Surrounded by dramatic coastline and carved by 60 active glaciers, the Olympic peninsula is replete with rainforests and bubbling hot springs. Rising...
  
• 
  Hiking the Olympic Mountains
  Mountain Hiking Holidays
  from $2995, 7 days
  Olympic National Park encompasses without a doubt one of the most beautiful expanses of mountain wilderness in the United States. In the Olympic high...
  
• 
  Vancouver Island - Olympic Peninsula Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $2698, 6 days
  Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula welcome you to a diverse and stunning land of rocky coastline, wave-manicured beaches, spectacular glacier...
  
• 
  Washington Cascades: Best of the Northwest
  Austin Lehman Adventures
  from $2398, 6 days
  Almost 400 miles of trails and vast, undeveloped wilderness blanket Washington's North Cascades National Park, one of the most diverse ecosystems on...
  

Gear

• Osprey Exos 46 Backpack
  outside
  
• Women's Hiking
  outside
  
• Therm-a-Rest ProLite 3 and Trekker Chair
  The best sleeping pad and chair-maker
• The Gear You Need: Mountain Trekking in Peru
  Save for dense snow cover and crampon-required icefields, if you’re looking to outfit yourself for trekking in places like the Peruvian Andes, we’ve got the goods.
• Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.

Fitness

• America's Best Cities: Charlotte, North Carolina
  outside
  No. 10
• Adventure Never Felt So Good
  outside
  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
  outside
  

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Attractions

Pike Place Market

Between Pike and Pine sts. at First Ave
Seattle, Washington

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Pike Place Market, originally a farmers market, was founded in 1907 when housewives complained... Read More

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Discovery Sea Kayaks

Friday Harbor, Washington

Description: Discovery Sea Kayaks offers a variety of trips through the San Juan Islands, including day trips, multi-day trips, and even custom excursions. ... Read More

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Whale Museum (The)

(PO Box 945)
62 First Street North
Seattle, Washington 98250

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Hotels

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Hotel Monaco Seattle

1101 4th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101 Map

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Alexis Hotel

1007 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104 Map

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The Edgewater

2411 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121 Map

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