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National Forest Sites
Gifford Pinchot National Forest The Trail Reports lists all trails within the Gifford Pinchot forest area with descriptions, current conditions and some photos. Information on campsites and cabins also on these pages.MT. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Okanogan National Forest This site is divided into summer recreation information and winter recreation information. Trail Conditions are listed by ranger district, and may include a short description or simply "open" or "closed".
Olympic National Forest Take a look updated trail conditions as well as road and campground conditions.
Wenatchee National Forest Recreation Report Contains a great deal of current information, but you will need to hunt for it!
National Park Sites
Mount Rainier National Park - Extended Pages This site contains a lot of valuable information including road conditions, camping, hiking, climbing information, transportation, maps and much more.North Cascades National Park
Trail, Road & Campsite information is updated regularly on this site.Olympic National Park Updated trail conditions are useful.
Weather and Avalanche Data Sites
National Weather Service Forecast Office in Seattle Up to date weather forecasts for all of Washington State.Cameras at Snoqualmie and Stevens passes.
Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center (NOAA) General avalanche awareness data, reports and links.
WA Mountain Pass Report Opens October 15th.
WA Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center (CSAC)Lots of general avalanche awareness data as well as reports.
Maps
Topozone Free online topographic maps; some also available for purchase.Green Trails Maps An excellent resource!
Other Sites
Metro Park & Ride location/addresses
Washington Trails Association Take a look at the Online Hiking Guide for descriptions of some of the best hikes in Washington State.Leave No Trace Leave No Trace is an organization that promotes responsible use of our great outdoors.
Cool Trails
This trails site has descriptions of trails, directions to trailheads, difficulty ratings, etc. But no updated trail conditions.GORP (Great Outdoor Recreation Pages) for Washington
Excellent trail descriptions, however, no current trail conditions, and many favorite hikes are missing. This site also links to Washington Online Weather (sponsored by GORP) which contains concise weekend weather reports for 5 Washington areas.Take a Hike An archive of all the trips reports that Karen Sykes has written for the Seattle-Pi.