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Mesatchee Creek

Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410
 46.9064, -121.4209 Map & Directions
Length
11.0 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
2,750 feet
Highest Point
5,875 feet
Calculated Difficulty About Calculated Difficulty
Hard

9.3.25: The trailhead and trail are closed until further notice due to the Wildcat Fire.

Hike through both lush green trees and wide open skies at Mesatchee Creek. Photo by clopez. Full-size image
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Lakes
  • Rivers
  • Waterfalls
  • Wildflowers/Meadows
  • Wildlife
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If you want both a walk in the sunshine and a walk through the trees, Mesatchee Creek is the place to go! Keep your feet dry on the turnpikes and bridge made by WTA. Continue reading

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Hiking Mesatchee Creek

If you want both a walk in the sunshine and a walk through the trees, Mesatchee Creek is the place to go! With both forested and open sections, this trail has a lot to offer. Keep your eyes out for some fascinating and massive ant hills hidden in the trees.

Keep your feet dry on the turnpikes and bridge made by WTA. This hike is a delight to the senses, with plenty to see and the babbling creek to listen to as you make your way to where the river comes over the trail at about 1.2 miles from the trailhead.

The American River requires wading at all times of the year, which can be several feet deep, often above the waist. Just over the river, the trail meets the junction of Dewey Lake Trail. Continue straight to stay on the Mesatchee Creek trail.

This trail ends on American Ridge at almost 6,000 feet, with impressive views of Mount Rainier.

Toilet Information

  • Toilet at trailhead

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WTA worked here in 2019 and 2013!

Hike Description Written by
Claudia Lopez, WTA Community

Mesatchee Creek

Map & Directions

Trailhead
Co-ordinates: 46.9064, -121.4209 Open in Google Maps

Before You Go

9.3.25: The trailhead and trail are closed until further notice due to the Wildcat Fire.

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WTA Pro Tip: Save a copy of our directions before you leave! App-based driving directions aren't always accurate and data connections may be unreliable as you drive to the trailhead.

Getting There

From I-5 S, take exit 142 A toward Auburn to get onto WA-18 E. After about 4.5 miles, and exit onto WA-164 E towards Auburn Wy/Enumclaw. Continue on WA-164 E for approximately 15 miles to Enumclaw, then at the stoplight, take a left to get onto WA-410 E/Roosevelt Ave, following the sign for “Mt. Rainier/Crystal Mt./Yakima.” Stay on WA-410 for about 51 miles, and the road leading to the Mesatchee Trailhead will be on the right.

From Naches, take US-12 W for about 4.4 miles and continue straight to get onto WA-410 W. After around 40.3 miles, the road leading to the Mesatchee Trailhead will be on the left.

There is a stock ramp, hitch rails, picnic tables and a toilet at the trailhead. Parking is available for 4 horse trailers and 4 cars. 

More Hike Details

Trailhead

Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410

Mesatchee Creek (#969)

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Naches Ranger District

Guidebooks & Maps

Day Hiking Snoqualmie Region (Nelson and Bauer - Mountaineers Books)

Buy the Green Trails Bumping Lake No. 271 map

News

Hiker Headlines: Speak up against Roadless Rule repeal, Naches Peak Loop, Ingalls Creek and more fire closures;

September 11, 2025

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