Washington hikes, with the details that matter
130 trail guides with distance, elevation gain, season, passes, dogs, crowds and drive time from Seattle, each checked against official sources.
Photo: Mount Rainier and lake reflection by US National Park Service, Public domain, cropped
Good hikes for September
See every hike in season
Explore by area
From the Olympic coast to the Palouse, pick a corner of the state and see every hike we cover there.
Snoqualmie Pass and I-9016 hikes
Olympic Peninsula12 hikes
Mount Rainier10 hikes
Mount Baker9 hikes
Seattle, Tacoma and Puget Sound9 hikes
Mountain Loop Highway8 hikes
North Cascades8 hikes
Columbia River Gorge7 hikes
Spokane and the Palouse7 hikes
Stevens Pass and Highway 27 hikes
Olympic Coast6 hikes
Bellingham and Chuckanut5 hikes
South Cascades and Mount Adams5 hikes
Central Washington4 hikes
Leavenworth and Icicle Creek4 hikes
Mount St. Helens4 hikes
Cle Elum and Teanaway3 hikes
Issaquah Alps3 hikes
Southwest Washington3 hikes
Popular guides
Hand-picked lists for the most searched trips, each with a map, the pass you need and current closures.
Plan your trip
Passes, permits, closures and safety: what to sort out before you drive to the trailhead.
Washington Hiking PassesDiscover Pass, Forest Pass and park fees
Enchantments Permit LotteryDates, zones and odds for 2027
Trail ConditionsClosures, road status and 38 hikes to check
Hiking SafetyGear, weather and turnaround rules
Tallest MountainsThe 15 highest peaks and where to see them
National MonumentsMount St. Helens, Hanford Reach and the San Juans
Most popular hikes
Browse every hike in the finder, or filter by distance, season, pass and drive time.
How these guides work
Built from real sources
Each guide starts with Washington Trails Association data, then gets checked against the land manager: the Park Service, Forest Service, State Parks or DNR. AllTrails is a second reference.
Dated and current
Every hike shows the date its access, passes and road status were last checked, with a banner when a road or trail is closed.
Rated the same way
Difficulty comes from one published formula based on distance and elevation gain, so “hard” means the same thing on every page. See how we rate hikes.