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Go to Wilderness.net for online maps and other important Wilderness information. The William O. Douglas Wilderness is located in the southern Washington Cascade mountain crest between White Pass (Highway 12) and Chinook Pass (Highway 410) and east of Mt. Rainier National Park.
The William O. Douglas Wilderness, created in 1984 to honor the man who had been an important figure in the wilderness movement, encompasses many of Douglas's favorite mountains, meadows, and lakes on a high plateau in the south Cascades. The wilderness area includes 166,000 acres on the forested mountain crest between Chinook Pass and White Pass.
Begin from the Sand Ridge trailhead on Highway 12, follow the Sand Ridge and Shellrock Lake trails six miles to a junction with the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), then follow the PCT northwest past Snow Lake, descending gently to the headwaters of the Bumping River at Fish Lake.
Want to find the best trails in William O. Douglas Wilderness for an adventurous hike or a family trip? AllTrails has 53 great trails for hiking, backpacking, and camping and more. Enjoy hand-curated trail maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.
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A long dirt road provides access to the central trailhead for the William O. Douglas Wilderness Area. The popular, easy forest hike to the Twin Sisters Lakes is a prelude to miles of exploration possible on trails and cross-country through open forest, past meadows, ponds, and lakes.
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William O. Douglas Wilderness mountain bike trail map. 57 trails on an interactive map of the trail network.
The William O. Douglas Wilderness is a designated wilderness in the central portion of the state of Washington. It includes 169,081 acres (68,425 ha) located between the U.S. Route 12 and State Route 410 and is jointly administered by the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
