Day Hiking, Trail Running, Urban Walking & Urban Adventure
A lovely urban park in Seattle for relaxing, walking and exploring wildlife. It's also the starting point for the Seward, Lakewood & Genesee Parks stairway walk and the Emmett Miller Memorial Seward Park to Dim Sum walk.
Climbing
A seldom climbed, Class 4 scramble up the third summit of the Black Buttes near Mount Baker in the North Cascades.
Day Hiking, Naturalist & Stewardship
Enjoy environmental education and recreation opportunities in a 133-acre nature preserve with rare and valuable habitat, including a 10,000-year-old peat bog, that has a direct and significant impact on both human and animal life.
Day Hiking
The Olympic Peninsula is showcased in these two connecting trails. Wander through a forest of old growth trees, along a cascading river, by moss covered boulders and over a new suspension bridge. It's an easy hike from 3 to 7 miles and no more than 350 feet of elevation gain.
Day Hiking
A easy two-mile hike in a little known Skagit County Park just north of Deception Pass. Enjoy fabulous views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the San Juan Islands, the Olympic mountains, and more from Sares Head or Duban Head. It can be extended but doing some of the other loops in the park.
Day Hiking & Urban Adventure
This 8-mile loop hike on Shaw Island takes you along quiet country roads from the ferry dock to the Shaw Island Library and Historical Society Museum. From the library, the route continues to the county park on Indian Cove and then returns via a new trail in the Graham Preserve.
Backpacking & Day Hiking
In this area of the Goat Rocks Wilderness are 21-mile loop, 14-mile loop and9-mile out-and-back hike options all with about with ~2,000 feet of elevation gain. Hike up from Walupt Lake through verdant meadows, skirting the base of Nannie Peak where a side trail leads to the top of Nannie Peak. Continue on to reach Sheep Lake and the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). Both loops follow the PCT for a shorter or longer loop return to Walupt Lake.
Whether you are planning a wilderness workshop, hosting a private event or scheduling a committee meeting, The Shelton Center offers a friendly and casual atmosphere with spaces to meet your needs.
Sea Kayaking
A pool in Shelton that can be used for kayak field trips, clinics, and practice sessions.
Backcountry Skiing & Climbing
Sherman Peak is a sub peak of Mount Baker with a high point elevation of 10,160 ft. The Squak Glacier is the most direct route, and has moderate slopes, with some steep sections.The route gains nearly 3,600 feet from camp to summit and a total of 6,800 feet. The Approach is popular with snowmobilers in early season. Times: 4-5 hr trail-head to camp, 5-7 hr Camp to summit.
Climbing
A moderate intermediate spring climb in the remote, alpine setting of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Expect snow and ice, and one short pitch of low Class 5.
Climbing
Sherpa Peak via the West Ridge is a Grade II, 5.4 climb.
Backpacking & Day Hiking
With a long desolate beach, stunning views of the ocean and the Point of the Arches rock features, Shi Shi Beach is one of the most beautiful locations in Washington. Though an easy-to-moderate day hike of 8 miles and 200 feet of elevation gain, this is often best done as a weekend backpacking trip because of the long drive most will have.
Trail Running
A running shop in Bellevue that hosts events and stocks gear for road and trail running.
Sea Kayaking
The Shoreline Pool is great place for sea kayak training and clinics.
Day Hiking, Urban Adventure & Urban Walking
An easy hike on the loops trails in the parks and Shoreline Community College. Enjoy a scenic urban adventure with a tour of the historic Boeing estate and lake.
Sailing
Sail with skipper Jay Piles aboard his Tripp 33 "Short Circuit" out of Chinook Landing Marina slip H-17 on the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma.
Day Hiking & Scrambling
Shriner Peak is a strenuous, 8.4 mile round trip day hike with 3,400 feet of elevation gain. The trail is a steady steep climb through forests, burns and south facing meadows, up a ridge to the historic Shriner Peak lookout tower. In winter and early spring this is a scramble.
Climbing
A smaller drytooling crag consisting of six routes located off Mt Baker Hwy 542
Canyoning
A short beautiful creek along the Index-Galena road