{"id":54785,"date":"2019-05-23T09:59:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T16:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=54785"},"modified":"2023-10-05T14:25:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T21:25:52","slug":"best-hiking-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/best-hiking-washington","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Hikes in Washington State"},"content":{"rendered":"

With thousands of miles of trails spread across the state, Washington is well-known as an outdoor recreation hub in the Pacific Northwest. While the summer tends to be the busiest season with the best chance for sunny skies, hikers prepared for a little wet weather can also enjoy hiking in the spring or autumn. If you plan to hike in the winter, trade in your hiking boots to go snowshoeing or skiing. With national parks including Mount Rainier, North Cascades, Olympic and Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, plus the many trail systems throughout the adjacent national forests, there are many year-round hiking options to explore. State and local parks and other recreation areas found in the greater Seattle area and along the coast into the Olympic Peninsula offer plenty of hikes, ranging from coastal paths and temperate rain forests to subalpine meadows with glacier-fed cascades and sweeping summit vistas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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