Washington · Hiking · Near Packwood

Stevens Creek Trail

0.6 mi
round trip
928 ft
climb
3,068 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jul–Sep
best months

Is Stevens Creek Trail open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Mount Rainier National Park. It doesn't name Stevens Creek Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.

  • Paradise Road Status: Gate closed at Longmire: projected to open tomorrow

    Park closure covering Mount Rainier National Park · NPS · Mount Rainier National Park

  • WILDFIRE CLOSURES: Sunrise & northern trails.

    Park alert covering Mount Rainier National Park · NPS · Mount Rainier National Park

As of · Source: NPS · Mount Rainier National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Stevens Creek Trail is a short, easy hike in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, managed by the National Park Service. The trail is about 0.6 miles one way, with a total round-trip distance of about 1.2 miles. The climb rises about 443 feet one way, reaching a high point of about 3,068 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.29 miles in, with a grade of about 26%. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Longmire show July and August highs in the mid-70s with only seven or eight wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the mid-30s and regular snow days. A fee is charged for the hike. The trail sits within the park's Mora area, and the closest neighbor is the Spur hike, about 0.3 miles away. Cowlitz Divide is about 1.9 miles off, and the Muddy Fork Cowlitz River offers canoeing about 2.1 miles away. Ohanapecosh Campground is about 3.8 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Maple Creek Camp

    Campground

    Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsSteven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Longmire Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 8.2 mi from Packwood

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

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