Scramble to a summit off of Highway 2 near Scenic with views into the Wild Sky Wilderness and Henry M. Jackson Wilderness. It's 9.p0 miles round trip and 3,200 feet of elevation gain..

After repeated washouts, Mount Rainier National Park turned the Carbon River Road into a trail. This is a great opportunity to hike in low-elevation old growth forest. The hike to Ipsut Creek Camp is moderate at 10 miles round trip and 600 feet of elevation gain.

A Seattle park that lies in the Piper's Creek watershed in the city's northwest corner. It has 220 acres of forest, meadows, wetlands, creeks, and a Puget Sound beach, accessible year round. The trail system offers 6 miles of trails. Many different species of native plants can be found within the park.

Strenuous day hiking and backpacking trips of 8 to 16 round trip miles with 3,600 to 4,800 feet of elevation gain. The trail winds up the mountain through forests and meadows into a wildflower basin beneath the peak. The high country traverses northwest on sometimes sketchy trail to Leroy Creek where you can descend to Phelps Creek and loop back to the trailhead.

Scramble a scenic but rarely visited summit in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness near Snoqualmie Pass. At 17 miles round trip and 5,200 feet of elevation gain, despite only 3,000 feet of net elevation gain, it's long and challenging. Enjoy a route that takes you past four beautiful alpine lakes.

Sea kayak on the inlet that extends northward between Key and Kitsap Peninsula close to Gig Harbor and near Purdy. In addition to varied shoreline, exploration opportunities include Cutts Island State Park, Minter Creek Fish Hatchery, and the tidelands of Burley Lagoon.

A strenuous, 12 mile hike with up to 4,200 feet of elevation gain to Sahale Arm. Starting with views of Johannsburg Mountain, the trail climbs 3.7 miles to Cascade Pass (5,400 ft), a vista of flower meadows and more ice covered peaks before, continuing on to Sahale Arm. Consider visiting Doubtful Lake, a short side trip form Cascade Pass, or extending your trip to Horseshoe Basin.

A 22.5 mile, unpaved rail trail that connects Sedro Woolley and Concrete in the North Cascades. It follows the old Burlington Northern railroad grade parallel to Highway 20.

Sea kayak the inlet between Key Peninsula on the east and Hartstine Island on the west in Puget Sound. Points of interest include McMicken Island State Park; Stretch, Reach and Herron Islands; Pirate and McLane Coves; and Jarrell Cove State Park. Case Inlet is the boundary between Pierce County and Mason County.

A 2100-acre private preserve owned preserve owned by Hay Canyon Ranch, LLC and co-managed by the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust. Though wilderness conservation is its highest priority, the preserve is also open to hiking, trail running, and snowshoeing on a 12 miles trail system with sweeping views of the Enchantments, the Entiats, the Wenatchee Valley and the Columbia River. There are many opportunities to view wildlife, and in the spring it is filled with classic Eastern Washington Balsamroot and Lupine.

Cashmere Mountain is a scramble of 17 miles with 5,500 feet of gain in the The Enchantments.

First Mother Mountain and Castle Peak, east of Mowich Lake, provides a lot of variety in scrambling terrain in only 5 miles and 2,400 feet of elevation gain. The steep boot track to Knapsack Pass leads past heather and tarns, and is followed by an extended rocky ridge run between First Mother Mountain (the first goal) and Castle Peak.

A strenuous lollipop hiking route that passes between the Cathedral Lakes and over Cathedral Pass, one of the most iconic areas of the Pasayten Wilderness and a scenic high point of the Boundary Trail that parallels the Washington-Canada border.

Climb several high peaks (two of which are on the Bulger List, Washington's 100 highest peaks). It's multi-day trip in the North Cascade's Pasayten Wilderness that involves long but pleasant backpacking and easy climbing in a remote and beautiful area. Cathedral Peak is a climb, while the others are easy scrambles.

A beautiful loop trail with options for day hikes and backpacks ranging from 9 miles to 20 miles roundtrip in the heart of the alpine lakes wilderness. Trail provides access to Squaw Lake, Peggy's Pond, Deception Pass, Tuck and Robin Lakes, Hyas Lake, Marmot and Jade Lakes, and Lake Clarice.

A 2-3 pitch Class 4 "knob of rock" on the eastern side of the Cascade Crest. Great views into the north central Cascades and Mount Daniel. "Very loose [rock] everywhere." according to one Mountaineer trip report. Times: 5-6 hr trailhead to summit.

A 655-acre prairie located south of Tenino in Thurston County. It is nestled between a Skookumchuck tributary and Scatter Creek. The Center for Natural Lands Management has been actively restoring this site to it's native flora and fauna the past years.

A moderate, 8 mile in-and-out day hike with 550 ft in elevation gain. A hike on a Civilian Conservation Corps road with views south to Rattlesnake Ridge.

This is an easy hike in the Cascade foothills of 4.0 miles with 950 ft of elevation gain. The route starts on the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (formerly Iron Horse/John Wayne Trail then climbs up the side of Cedar Butte through a nice forest of moss covered vine maple and cedar trees.

Enjoy easy hiking or trail running through an 85-acre rare mature forest with abundant wildlife between Covington and Maple Valley. The steep hillsides feed nearby wetlands and provide healthy habitat for a range of wild mammals and birds. The area is great for trail running as well as for easy hiking for the whole family.