Cave Creek Trail
Easy · Out-and-back · 1 mi round trip · 243 ft gain · 25 min–35 min
Parking: not reported today
Good for families, first hikes and short outings.
0.5 mi one way · high point 3,857 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 3,598–3,857 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility, bikes: 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 Cave Creek Trailhead · Mount Rainier
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.71330, -121.97708
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 49°F, 1% precip, wind 2 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 65°F, wind 1 to 5 mph
- Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 51°F, wind 3 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:13 am · sunset 6:38 pm
Air: Moderate (AQI 54, PM2.5 10.5 µg/m³) at the Tacoma-L St monitor, 64 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Garda Falls fire, 30 km away, 73 acres, 0% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Skate Creek (3,770 ft, 13.6 km away) station
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Cave Creek Trailhead
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