Backpacking: Washington: Overnight and Multiday Routes

by Craig Romano

Veteran guidebook author Craig Romano hits the trail again to uncover amazing backpacking opportunities all over Washington’s wilderness. This second edition of Backpacking Washington details 80 routes, from the lush Hoh River Valley to breathtaking vistas in the North Cascades to the open ridges of the Columbia Highlands and beyond. With an emphasis on weekend trips, routes range from overnights to weeklong treks with suggested campsites and often include options for extending your trip. Features route descriptions with up-to-date mapsAll-new photographsMileage logs featuring campgrounds, water, and other highlightsIcons for family- and dog-friendly tripsRecommended nearby day hikesInformation about the Pacific Crest, Pacific Northwest, and Wonderland Trails**Mountaineers Books designates 1 percent of the sales of select guidebooks toward volunteer trail maintenance. Since launching this program, we’ve contributed more than $14,000 toward improving trails.For this book, our 1 percent of sales is going to Washington Trails Association (WTA). WTA hosts more than 750 work parties throughout Washington’s Cascades and Olympics each year, with volunteers clearing downed logs after spring snowmelt, cutting away brush, retreading worn stretches of trail, and building bridges and turnpikes. Their efforts are essential to the land managers who maintain thousands of acres on shoestring budgets.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Outdoors, Nature, Adventure

543 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2011

About the author

Outdoors writer and award-winning author of more than 25 Pacific Northwest guidebooks. Avid hiker, runner, Northwest trails expert and dedicated conservationist.

Reviews

[Will White · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great guide book for the traveler who is come rely clueless about backpacking in Washington. The author gives detailed descriptions and enough information about trailhead sand distances that I felt very comfortable with my family of four including an 8 year old. Shi Shi beach and Enchanted Valley are beautiful hikes and camping spots.

[Donald Shank · Rating 5 out of 5]

Craig Romano, who writes the best hiking guides for Washington, has done it again. In a departure from his "Day Hiking" series, this book features longer multi-day hikes to some of the most beautiful and seldom visited destinations in the state. As usual, his directions & descriptions are well researched and spot on.

[Kiana Swearingen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just purchased this book today to help with more trip planning. I have been waiting for so long for a fantastic book of longer backpacking routes in WA and this book delivers. It is so well organized and gives all the information that I feel is vital to making a decision about what trips to take.

[Susie · Rating 5 out of 5]

All you need in one tidy book!