Kettle Creek Trail
Strenuous · Out-and-back · 18 mi round trip · 2,629 ft gain · 6 h 15 min–9 h
Parking: not reported today
A long, demanding day; experienced hikers in good shape.
9 mi one way · high point 5,658 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 3,262–5,658 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 Pleasant Valley Loop Trailhead · Washington · 3 other trails start here. Also reachable from Wash Creek Trailhead
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.96439, -121.26604
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Overnight: Partly Cloudy, 48°F, wind 6 mph
- Monday: Mostly Sunny, 66°F, wind 3 to 7 mph
- Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 45°F, wind 7 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:10 am · sunset 6:35 pm
Air: Good (AQI 22, PM2.5 4 µg/m³) at the Cle Elum monitor, 35 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 27 km away InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Corral Pass (5,810 ft, 16.2 km away) station
Typical year: usually melted out by about Jul 3 · typical peak Apr 25
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Pleasant Valley Loop Trailhead
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