Cle Elum

Local Attractions

Hiking

Family Friendly Hikes/Walks

  • Palouse to Cascades Trail
    • A gravel trail for bikers, runners, and walkers. Go anywhere from ¼ mile or 30+ miles
    • 0 feet in elevation
    • Parking Pass/Entry Fee: Discover Pass
    • Directions- 
  • Coal Mine Trail
    • Multi-use gravel grade
    • A gravel trail for bikers, runners, and walkers. Go anywhere from ¼ mile to 10+ miles (roundtrip)
    • 80 feet in elevation
  • Suncadia Loop Trails
    • Several paved, multi-use paths around Suncadia

 

Hikes 1-7 miles

  • Suncadia Fish Shed Trail
    • Trail from hotel to fish shed to Cle Elum River
    • Can loop into further trails – mileage: 1 – 5 miles
  • Suncadia River Trail
    • 5.1 miles
    • 139-ft. Elevation
    • From Suncadia Inn

 

Hikes 7+ miles

  • Thorp Lookout via Thorp Creek
    • 7.4 miles
    • 2,484 Elevation
    • If you stop at Thorp Lake instead, the trail is only 5.8 miles and 1,260 elevation
    • No parking pass required
    • 17 miles from Taproom, then 4.5 miles of a dirt road
  • Hex Mountain
    • 7.3 miles
    • 2,577-ft elevation
    • Trailhead: along Salmon La Sac Rd., 5.6 miles from Ronald

Biking

Mountain Biking

  • Roslyn
    • Several trails near Roslyn
    • Green, Blue, and Black trails 

 

Gravel Biking

  • Palouse to Cascades
    • Former railroad gravel trail with several trailhead points along the way

Water Sports

  • Lake Cle Elum
    • Fishing, camping, boating, picnicking, SUP, kayak, and more on this lake
    • Boat launch open until mid summer
    • Driving: Located off 903
  • Fly Fishing
    • Book a trip with a local guide through Troutwater or Crow Creek

Frisbee Golf

  • Hanson Ponds Disc Golf Course
    • 18 basket course 
    • The course accommodates all playing levels from beginner to pros.
    • Driving: 100 Whispering Pines Drive, Cle Elum, WA 98922
  • Dawson Park at Suncadia Resort
    • 18 basket course 
    • The course accommodates all playing levels from beginner to regular golfers
    • Driving: No 9 Mine Rd, Cle Elum, WA 98922

Golf

  • Sun Country Golf
    • 18 holes Alpine course
    • Beginners to veteran golfers
    • Has views of Eastern Washington 
  • Rope Rider Golf Course
    • 18 holes
    • Has youth tees on every hole
    • 3 and 6 hole loops available (kiddos can join too!)
    • Located in Suncadia
  • Prospector Golf Course
    • 18 holes
    • Is open for golfers of all abilities 
    • Located in Suncadia 

Snow Sports

Cross Country Skiing
  • Palouse to Cascades Trail
    • Ungroomed: Cle Elum to Easton
    • Groomed: Easton to Sno Pass
  • Coal Mines Trail
    • Groomed: voluntarily when there is new snow
    • Multi-use trail – open to snowmobiles, dog sledding, etc.
  • Suncadia Trails
    • Groomed: when there is new snow
Snowshoeing 
  • Palouse to Cascades Trail
    • Ungroomed: Cle Elum to Easton
    • Groomed: Easton to Sno Pass
  • Coal Mines Trail
    • Groomed: voluntarily when there is new snow
      • Multi-use trail – open to snowmobiles, dog sledding, etc.

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