Yurt Snowshoe

The lower parking lot has a pit toilet facility for use before starting on your trek. From the lower parking lot, hike uphill for two miles, and arrive at a junction where the groomed road veers off to the right and a trail in the woods heads left. To the left is the Lower Yurt Trail. Take a left and head into the dense forest, across a footbridge and through the quiet forest.

After 1.64 miles on the Lower Yurt Trail, stay right and continue for another 1.51 miles. Here you will come to the junction that provides access back up the hill to Snow Bowl and High Hut. Stay to the left and continue on the forest road for 0.82 miles. Here you will come to the trail for Griffin Mountain.

Take the road to the right for another 0.27 miles to the Yurt. Keep an eye out to the west, and you will see Snow Bowl Hut in the distance.

The Yurt can also be accessed by taking the forest roads up towards Snow Bowl. From the top saddle on the way to Snow Bowl, take the road to the left, and stay to the right for 2.42 miles to access the Yurt.

A day hike is possible from the Yurt to Griffin Mountain, which is 3.8 miles round trip from the Yurt and provides excellent views of Mount Rainier! All huts have a wood stove, oven, stovetop, bunk beds/mattresses, outdoor pit toilet and cooking utensils.

WTA Pro Tip: Navigating snow travel can be difficult and dangerous! Be prepared by looking at trip reports (below), reading about the hike on the Mount Tahoma Trails Association website and brushing up on our winter safety tips.

Reservations

Each of the huts are open and free to enter during the day, but from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., guests must have advance online overnight reservations. Reservations for The Yurt can be made on the Mount Tahoma Trails Association website.