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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miPass Green River Rearing Ponds.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Green River Rearing Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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