How to Plan Your First Backpacking Trip in Washington

Backpacking in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Photograph by Nolan Calisch.

Backpacking is a special brand of camping. This isn’t parking a car and pulling out a cooler—backpacking means carrying everything you might need and hitting the trail, ending up miles away from paved roads and flush toilets and even other people. It means a night among Washington alpine lakes and old-growth forest, midnight views of the Milky Way and coffee with the wildflowers. And the best part: It’s possible for everyone. 

Select the season

Believe it or not, we backpack year-round in the Northwest. While summer is the undisputed peak season for strapping on a Wild-sized pack, hardy adventurers brave the spring rains and camp among the autumn

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