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For further information on backpacking with children, see the recommended reading in Appendix B.

How to Use This Guide

The trips in this book are broken down by geographic region, starting from the southeastern Olympic Mountains in the north and working down to the Mt. Jefferson and Mt. Washington area in the south.

Each individual trip begins with a quick overview of the hike’s vital statistics, including scenery, solitude, and difficulty ratings, as well as distance, elevation gain, managing agency, best time to visit, and more. This allows you to rapidly narrow your options based on your preferences, your abilities, and the time of year.

Just below the trip title are numerical RATINGS (1 to 10) of the three qualities that traditionally attract or deter hikers the most: the hike’s scenery, its difficulty, and the degree of solitude you can expect.

Mount Saint Helens and Saint Helens Lake (Trip 12)

The SCENERY rating is my subjective opinion of the trip’s overall scenic quality on a 1 (an eyesore) to 10 (absolutely gorgeous) scale. This rating reflects my personal biases in favor of photogenic views, clear streams, and wildflowers. If you prefer other qualities, then your own rating may be quite different. Also keep in mind that the rating is a relative one. All the trips in this book have beautiful scenery. Some are just better than others.