Dark Meadows Trail
Easy · Out-and-back · 3.6 mi round trip · 526 ft gain · 1 h 15 min–1 h 45 min
Parking: not reported today
Good for families, first hikes and short outings.
1.8 mi one way · high point 4,833 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 4,301–4,833 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 Dog Lake Trailhead · White Pass / US-12 · 3 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.65489, -121.36133
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Overnight: Mostly Clear, 43°F, wind 5 mph
- Monday: Sunny, 66°F, wind 5 to 8 mph
- Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 43°F, wind 6 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:10 am · sunset 6:36 pm
Air: Good (AQI 12, PM2.5 2.2 µg/m³) at the Yakima-River Rd monitor, 64 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 12 km away InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at White Pass E.S. (4,440 ft, 2.2 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.
All conditions and reports at Dog Lake Trailhead
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