Imus Creek Trail
in Washington · centroid 92 mi from Seattle
Gradually climb through a forest for views of the surrounding hills and peaks and of Lake Chelan. The trail ends at Purple Point Campground; continue along the road to complete the loop and return to Stehekin Landing. Difficulty: Easy Distance and elevation: 1.0 mile (1.6 km) with 200 feet (60 m) elevation gain.
Access: From Stehekin Landing, walk up past the Golden West Visitor Center. Trailhead is located just behind the Visitor Center. Trail begins on a service road before entering the forest. Leashed dogs allowed.
- States
- Washington
- Trail type
- National Park trail
- Centroid nearest city
- Seattle, WA · 92 mi · ~2.6 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 48.3089°, -120.6552°
About North Cascades National Park
This trail is inside North Cascades National Park, a national park managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Official NPS trail page: https://www.nps.gov/places/imus-creek-trail.htm
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/noca/index.htm
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Imus Creek Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
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Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.