Backpacking 35 Miles through Goat Rocks Wilderness
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Published 2022-08-12
Goat Rocks is a highlight of the Washington Cascades along the Pacific Crest Trail -- Full of alpine meadows, wildflowers, glaciers, craggy peaks, and views of massive volcanoes in all directions. Our 35 mile route took us 3 nights in the backcountry. We started at Walupt Lake Trail Head in the Gifford-Pinchot National Forest, hiked up Nannie Ridge to connect with the PCT at Sheep Lake. From there we crossed over Cispus Pass and camped in the basin. On day 2, we continued up past Snow Grass Flats to the Class 3 scramble up the summit of Old Snowy and out across the infamous Knife Edge before finding a camp spot on a ledge outcropping for the night with majestic views of Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, and Mt. St. Helens. On day 3, we left the PCT to follow the Packwood Glacier Trail down to Goat Lake, and across the pass to connect with the Lily Basin Trail. We took that trail down to Chambers Lake, and then followed the Klickitat Trail back to Walupt Lake for the final night. Questions on our route, conditions, or gear? Feel free to comment below!
All Comments (11)
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know that this is a really popular area and some of camps are often/usually occupied.
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Magnificent scenery! Excellent video! Thank you for sharing! I'm so envious 🦘🥰
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Not sure how this doesn't have more views! Great video, watching in anticipation of my trip to Goat Rocks late July
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Such gorgeous views. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
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Nice trip! I'm thinking of going over Labor Day weekend. Goat Lake + Old Snowy + TBD
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Beautiful video! Thanks for sharing. I'm hoping to hike here next summer. What month were you hiking?
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The ledge campsite you speak of near goat lake.....can you share the details on how you found it, how crowded, Etc? We are going late July mid week and am wondering if it's worth the hassle of all the people to snag a site there.
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Amazing! Do you mind sharing the location of second campsite? I am doing the loop this weekend and has been trying to find the second campsite on google earth but not able to do so. TIA
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Does this area have dispersed camping?
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Did you camp on Hawkeye point?
