Day Hikes in Washington State: 90 Favorite Trails, Loops, and Summit Scrambles

by Don J. Scarmuzzi

Overview

Featuring 90 hikes in the state of Washington, this guidebook for hiking enthusiasts of all levels shares the best views and insider tips for every trail, complete with full-color photographs and maps.

Day Hikes in Washington State offers a unique perspective for each hike, taking you to the best views and favorite trails just a few hours from Seattle and Portland. Author Don Scarmuzzi includes specific trail features of each route—elevation, distance, duration, difficulty, general trip report—along with detailed descriptions and personal tips of his own. Find trails in and all around the state, including:

• Mount Rainier
• Olympic Peninsula
• Snoqualmie Region–Alpine Lakes Wilderness
• Central Cascades–Enchantments
• Sky Valley
• Northern Cascades

Throw this book in your bag as you set out on the trail for some good hiking and beautiful nature views.

Find more Pacific Northwest trails in Don Scarmuzzi’s other books, Day Hikes in the Columbia River Gorge and Day Hikes in the Pacific Northwest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781513267265
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	05/18/2021
Series:	Day Hikes
Pages:	292
Sales rank:	621,524
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Don J. Scarmuzzi is the author of several hiking guidebooks, including Telluride Trails, Day Hikes in the Columbia River Gorge, and Day Hikes in the Pacific Northwest. An avid hiker and passionate photographer, Don has lived and hiked in the Pacific Northwest for several years now. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MOUNT RAINIER

1. High Rock Lookout
2. Lake George to Gobblers Knob Mount Beljica
3. Spray Park
4. Hessong Rock to Mount Pleasant Loops
5. Tolmie Peak
6. Windy Gap to Natural Bridge
7. Norse Peak Loop
8. Mount Aix
9. Shriner Peak Lookout
10. Crystal Peak
11. Owyhigh Lakes to Tamanos Mountain
12. Summerland to Panhandle Gap
13. Fremont Lookout
14. Skyscraper Mountain
15. Burroughs Mountain
16. Mildred Point to Van Trump Park Summit
17. Eagle Peak to Chutla Peak
18. Wahpenayo Peak
19. Pinnacle-Castle-Plummer Peaks Traverse
20. Bench & Snow Lakes
21. Skyline Loop Trail to Panorama Point
22. Camp Muir

OLYMPIC PENINSULA

1. Sams River (Queets Campground) Loop Trail
2. Lake Quinault: Rain Forest Nature Trail Loop, Falls Creek Loop, Gatton Creek Falls, World’s Largest Sitka Spruce, Merriman Falls, Bunch Creek Falls, Pony Bridge, Bunch Fields Wildlife Viewing Area, July Creek Picnic Area, Loop Trail
3. Colonel Bob Peak
4. Mount Rose Loop
5. Mount Ellinor
6. Lake of the Angels
7. Mount Walker
8. Silver Lake to Mount Townsend
9. Grand Ridge to Elk Mountain
10. Blue Mountain
11. Moose Peak to Grand/Badger Valleys Loop
12. Lake Angeles
13. Marymere Falls, Mount Storm King Trail
14. Pyramid Peak
15. Sol Duc Falls

SNOQUALMIE REGION-ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS

1. Snoqualmie Falls Park
2. Mount Si Loop
3. Mailbox Peak
4. Mount Washington
5. Dirty Harry’s Balcony, Peak
6. McClellan Butte
7. Mount Defiance to Little Bandera Mountain
8. Melakwa Lake to Kaleetan Peak
9. Tusk O’Granite to Granite Mountain
10. Snow Lake to Gem Lake
11. Wright Mountain
12. Kendall Peak
13. Tinkham Peak to Silver Peak
14. Rachel Lake to Rampart Lakes
15. Alta Mountain

CENTRAL CASCADES ENCHANTMENTS

1. Thorp Mountain Lookout
2. Davis Peaks Loop
3. Tuck & Robin Lakes
4. Peggy’s Pond to Mount Daniel
5. Jade Lake to Dip Top Gap
6. Longs Pass
7. Lake Ingalls to Fortune Peak
8. Earl Peak to Bean Peak
9. Lake Stuart to Horseshoe Lake
10. Colchuck Lake
11. Little Annapurna
12. Dragontail Peak Loop
13. Nada Lake to Snow Lakes
14. Horse Lake Mountain
15. Palouse Falls State Park

SKY VALLEY

1. Wallace Falls State Park
2. Lake Serene to Bridal Veil Falls
3. Rock Lake to Tarn 5245
4. West Fork Foss Lakes to Atrium Peak
5. Beckler Peak
6. Scorpion Mountain
7. Deception Lakes to Surprise Mountain
8. Minotaur Lake to Labyrinth Mountain

NORTHERN CASCADES INCLUDING NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK

1. Mount Pilchuck Lookout
2. Bathtub Lakes
3. Big Four Ice Caves
4. Vesper Peak
5. Gothic Basin to Foggy Lake
6. Monte Cristo to Silver Lake
7. Blanca Lake
8. Phelps Basin to Spider Gap
9. Sauk Mountain
10. Hidden Lake Lookout
11. Cascade Pass to Sahale Glacier
12. North Twin Sister
13. Ruby Mountain
14. Maple Pass Loop Trail
15. Blue Lake, Washington Pass

INDEX

Interviews

"I was inspired to write DAY HIKES IN WASHINGTON STATE for the same reasons as my first guidebook over 15 years ago: To provide day-hikers with more detailed info than other books while painting the landscape along the routes in a way that people can read the listing and picture themselves on the trails whether they actually go on the hike or not.
Each entry is in essence a brief narrative of the sights, sounds, colors, smells, fauna and flora you will experience delivered in a package that’s practical enough to stick in a backpack without weighing you down.
And all 5 guidebooks have been promised and delivered in full living color between the numerous maps and pictures where other hiking books still fall short, even in 2021.
Though designed primarily for seasoned hikers attempting summits in mind, most outings from DAY HIKES IN WASHINGTON STATE include goals of subalpine lakes and wildflower-blanketed meadows with loop options for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities.
There are no other guidebooks that give precise directions to all the trailheads from Seattle and Portland without being vague at some point or when an AWD vehicle is preferred. In short, I hope that DAY HIKES IN WASHINGTON STATE will remain the true hiker’s bible for decades to come!"