Washington · National Park trail

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.

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

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

Practical notes

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.

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Sources

Public data + curation

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.