Bear Creek Mountain Lookout Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 6.6 mi round trip · 1,341 ft gain · 2 h 30 min–3 h 30 min
Parking: not reported today
OpenStreetMap grades it as a mountain trail with some steep or exposed sections. A solid half-day for most hikers.
3.3 mi one way · high point 7,336 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 6,026–7,336 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 Toilets (vault) dogs, accessibility, bikes: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In White Pass, Chinook Pass and the Naches side (Naches Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee 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 Conrad Meadows Trailhead · White Pass / US-12 · 3 other trails start here. Also reachable from Section 3 Lake Trailhead, South Fork Tieton Trailhead
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.50873, -121.28095
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- This Afternoon: Partly Sunny, 70°F, wind 7 mph
- Tonight: Mostly Clear, 45°F, wind 5 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 70°F, wind 3 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:10 am · sunset 6:35 pm
Air: Good (AQI 12, PM2.5 2.2 µg/m³) at the Yakima-River Rd monitor, 59 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 30 km away InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Green Lake (5,920 ft, 9.5 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 3 · typical peak Apr 15
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Conrad Meadows Trailhead
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