Carlton Creek Trail
Hard · Out-and-back · 8 mi round trip · 995 ft gain · 2 h 45 min–3 h 45 min
Parking: not reported today
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brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0A full day with sustained climbing; bring plenty of water. No bikes.
4 mi one way · high point 4,171 ft · dirt · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 3,166–4,171 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
No bikes Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Mount St. Helens and the Gifford Pinchot 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 · permits.
Getting there
Starts at Carlton Creek Trailhead · Mount Rainier
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.74217, -121.49182
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 45°F, wind 1 mph
- Monday: Mostly Sunny, 64°F, wind 1 to 5 mph
- Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 44°F, wind 2 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:36 pm
Air: Good (AQI 22, PM2.5 4 µg/m³) at the Cle Elum monitor, 65 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 5 km away InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at White Pass E.S. (4,440 ft, 14 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 1 · typical peak Apr 5
No reports in the last 3 days.
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