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Park Creek Trail

Strenuous · Out-and-back · 15.4 mi round trip · 3,919 ft gain · 6 h–8 h 30 min

Parking: not reported today

A long, demanding day; experienced hikers in good shape. No bikes.

7.7 mi one way · high point 6,100 ft · dirt · time at a steady pace without breaks

2,3004,2006,100 0 mi 7.45 mi

Elevation from USGS; 2,266–6,100 ft. Open the map.

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What you need

No bikes dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet

Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.

In North Cascades National Park Complex. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, fees and closures change. Check the official park site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.

Getting there

Starts at Park Creek Trailhead · North Cascades / Hwy 20

⚠ Road closed: Stehekin Valley Road is closed by landslides (notice of Dec 10); the park asks visitors not to travel to the Stehekin area while crews stabilise it. Flood and debris-flow hazards persist in the burned valley. official status (checked 2026-10-05)

Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 48.42817, -120.91555

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Weather and road conditions

Full forecast (NWS)

Daylight: Sunset 6:35 pm · 3 h 32 min of daylight left

Air: Good (AQI 10, PM2.5 1.8 µg/m³) at the Winthrop-Chewuch Rd monitor, 54 km away AirNow

Wildfire: Sisi fire, 11 km away, 4,352 acres, 29% contained InciWeb

Snow: 1″ snow at Park Creek Ridge (4,610 ft, 1.9 km away) station
Typical year: usually melted out by about Jun 6 · typical peak Apr 10

No reports in the last 3 days.

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