RV rental Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA: Motorhome rentals, camper van rentals and more

Encompassing over 400,000 acres of wilderness, Alpine Lakes Wilderness is one of the most rugged and challenging regions in Washington state to explore. The terrain is steep and wild, with very few access roads to ease travel into the heart of the mountains (the access roads, if any, are limited to park officials and rangers). There are around 600 miles of trails, many of which traverse through boulder-strewn mountainsides, around crystal alpine lakes, and up to summits of mountains. A portion of the 2,600-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) also passes through Alpine Lakes Wilderness; it’s strongly recommended that PCT thru-hikers time their journey to avoid winter travel because the region frequently sees several feet of snow, rendering the trail all but impossible to navigate. Rock climbing, particularly on the Cashmere Crags near Enchantment Lakes, is especially popular. The sheer granite rock walls, from a distance, seem simply impossible for people to scale. If one were to venture closer to the climbing crags, the multitude of handholds would become more readily apparent. The routes range in difficulty from 5.6 (extremely easy) to 5.11, which is moderately difficult. Increasing the challenge is some routes are “multi-pitches,” requiring climbers to re-affix their ropes multiple times as they ascend the maximum length of their rope, which is usually around 200 feet or so. Hit the slopes while visiting Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The ski area at Stevens Pass is one of the few ski areas that allow late-night skiing. The slopes are open until late in the evening. Watch the stars as you drift gently through thigh-deep powder snow. Stevens Pass typically averages around 35 feet of snow each winter. The ski resort has 37 major runs and a terrain area for snowboarding.