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Basic Snowshoe - Lake Kachess & Box Canyon Creek

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Basic Snowshoe - Lake Kachess & Box Canyon Creek

This is a pretty route with lake views to a waterfall viewpoint and not very challenging.

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Roseanne Lorenzana
Roseanne Lorenzana
Primary Leader
  • Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 8.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 530 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 2,600 ft
  • Pace: 2 mph average moving pace
  • Ready to depart 7:30am North Bend parking lot in front now-closed Chase Bank, 712 SW Mt Si Blvd, North Bend, WA . Here we will consolidate carpools.
  • Sno-Park permit required
  • Weather: LINK to NWS  and  LINK to Windy.com

  • Avalanche forecast: LINK

  • We'll follow FR 49, passing along Kachess Lake and above the Kachess campground area, and continue to FR4930 which parallels Box Canyon Creek. At 3.75 miles our lunch stop will be at a viewpoint above a waterfall. After lunch, we’ll return to the trailhead by passing through the area of the campground, cabins and boat launch. In previous years, in this area there’s been an easy stream crossing.
  • Except for the route up Box Canyon Creek and through the campground area, this route is shared with snow mobiles.
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Lake Kachess & Box Canyon Creek

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