Green River Rearing Ponds & River Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Kanaskat-Palmer State Park near Kanaskat, WA. The route reaches Green River Rearing Ponds. It climbs 263 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi719 – 869 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.31831, -121.90704
Nearest town Kanaskat, WA
Directions
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Green River Rearing Ponds & River Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 718–870 ft
Out & Back · Kanaskat-Palmer State Park
Trailhead: 47.31831, -121.90704
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Green River Rearing Ponds.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Green River Rearing Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Green River Rearing Ponds 1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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