Ranger Creek Trail

Hard · Out-and-back · 11.6 mi round trip · 110 ft gain · 4 h 30 min–6 h 30 min

Parking: not reported today

A full day with sustained climbing; bring plenty of water. Mountain bikes allowed.

5.8 mi one way · high point 5,491 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks

Elevation from USGS; 2,665–5,491 ft. Open the map.

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What you need

Mountain bikes allowed Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet

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

In Snoqualmie Ranger District (I-90, Middle Fork and Highway 410, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest). Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees.

Getting there

Starts at Dalles Ridge Trailhead · Snoqualmie Pass / I-90 · 1 other trail starts here

Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 47.05133, -121.52393

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Weather and road conditions

Today: Mostly Sunny, 57°F, wind 3 to 8 mph
Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 44°F, wind 6 mph
Tuesday: Sunny, 58°F, wind 2 to 6 mph

Full forecast (NWS)

Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:36 pm

Air: Good (AQI 26, PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³) at the Cle Elum monitor, 46 km away AirNow

Wildfire: Pigeon fire, 17 km away, 9 acres, 0% contained InciWeb

Snow: 0″ snow at Huckleberry Creek (2,250 ft, 5.1 km away) station
Typical year: usually melted out by about Mar 20 · typical peak Feb 9

I-90 Snoqualmie Pass: Eastbound: No restrictions · Westbound: No restrictions · Traditionally weather and road conditions are reported on this page from November 1 to April 1. Should adverse weather occur that will impact travel, updates will be provided as information is available. WSDOT

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