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Colonial Creek (Thunder Creek) Trailhead
2 trails start here · North Cascades / Hwy 20
Parking: not reported today
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
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What you need
dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In North Cascades National Park Complex. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, fees and closures change. Check the official park site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.
Getting there
Navigate to: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 48.68539, -121.09255
Trails from this trailhead
- Fourth of July Trail · Out-and-back · 3.9 mi one way · 2,225 ft gain · 3 h 15 min–4 h 30 min · Hard
- Thunder Creek Trail · Out-and-back · 18.4 mi one way · 6,178 ft gain · 13 h 30 min–19 h 15 min · Strenuous
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny, 72°F, wind 8 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 50°F, 1% precip, wind 2 to 6 mph
- Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 73°F, wind 1 to 6 mph
Daylight: Sunset 6:35 pm · 3 h 31 min of daylight left
Air: Good (AQI 10, PM2.5 1.8 µg/m³) at the Winthrop-Chewuch Rd monitor, 70 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Luna fire, 17 km away, 8,553 acres, 42% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Thunder Basin (4,310 ft, 19.1 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 8 · typical peak Apr 6
No reports in the last 3 days.
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