Goat Rocks Wilderness is a U.S. wilderness area in Washington, United States, comprising 108,096 acres of Okanagan–Wenatchee National Forest and Gifford Pinchot National Forest on the crest of the Cascade Range south of U.S. Highway 12.
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Goat Rock Viewpoint
4.6
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Gulpha Gorge Trail
4.7
(55)
This is a nice trail with scenic views, and we only came across others down near Goat Rock, although they didn’t seem to know what the rock was because they were coming from a different trail. The trail doesn’t round out or have a way back to the top, so if you want to get back to the parking area you’re required to go back the same way you came from. Additionally, you can see most of the view from the parking area at the head of the trail, so if you’re not looking forward to being out in nature and the elements, pick a spot and snap a pic, you’ll...
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Switchback trail going down from small parking area. They should call it Lizard Rock Trail; saw a few small lizards. Some very nice mossy boulders and rock of different colors. From a creamy white to shell pink and dark gray even black. A mix of native Arkansas trees; Ash, gum, Persimmons, Ponderosa pine and a few species of Oak. We went on a very hot sunny day without water so we only hiked about a mile total. Trail hooks on to others and very well marked. Not many people on a...
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Relatively easy gravel trail. Significant elevation change, but switchbacks make the grade easy to handle. Well maintained. Beautiful views. Keep in mind, when you enter Goat Rock trail at the top, you actually end up on Gulpha Gorge trail, which brings you out to the park road to walk back up to the parking area. The trail is not a loop that we could find. Also, be prepared to run into horseback riders...
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