Washington trails · Packwood Lake
Packwood Lake
A 8.9-mile out-and-back in Washington, with 3,459 ft of climbing. Reaches Coal Creek Mountain and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 5.9 and mile 8.9.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Coal Creek Mountain (summit)
- Lost Lake (lake)
- Mosquito Lake (lake)
- Packwood Lake (lake)
Heads up
Getting there
PACKWOOD LAKE TH — parking nearby, restroom, water, fee site. About 2 h 02 min drive (77 mi) from Yakima. 46.60865, -121.62691 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:52 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:52 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 59 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.8-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:25 p.m. — 57 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Packwood Lake Trail + Packwood Lake — 7.9 mi loop, 1,901 ft gain
- Packwood Lake — 8.3 mi loop, 2,527 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Pcnst — 12.0 mi
- Wonderland — 13.2 mi
- Disappointment Cleaver Route — 16.4 mi
- Eastside Trail — 18.5 mi