07/14/2026
Washington State 10-Day Itinerary.. 🌲🍃✨
Mount Rainier National Park 🌋
Day 1: Drive to Paradise and hike the Skyline Trail, the views are unreal. Don’t forget to stop by Myrtle Falls!
Best places to stay? Ashford, WA.
Day 2: Head to Sunrise, the highest point in the park you can drive to. Hike to Fremont Lookout or Dege Peak.
Alpine Lakes Wilderness & Leavenworth ⛰️
Day 3: Road trip to Leavenworth, aka a cute Bavarian-style mountain town that looks straight out of a fairytale.
Day 4: Hike to Colchuck Lake (9 miles round trip) one of the prettiest hikes in the U.S.!
North Cascades & Mount Baker Area 🐻
Day 5: Drive to Artist Point (about 4 hours from Leavenworth). Stay in Deming.
Day 6: Start the day with the Chain Lakes Loop hike (7 miles)- In the afternoon, drive to Diablo Lake. You can camp at Colonial Creek
Campground or stay in Concrete or Mazama.
Day 7: Hike Maple Pass Loop (7.4 miles), one of Washington’s most stunning trails.
After the hike, drive to Port Angeles (about 3.5 hours). This is a great base to explore Olympic National Park.
Olympic National Park 🌳🍃
Day 8: Hit up Lake Crescent and hike to Marymere Falls (easy) or Mt. Storm King (hard but totally worth it). Catch the sunset at Second Beach.
Day 9: Explore the Hoh Rainforest. Walk the Hall of Mosses Trail and then wrap up the day with sunset at Rialto Beach or Cape Flattery.
Seattle 🏙️
Day 10: Check out the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and the waterfront (my fav spot in all Seattle).