Skip to content

Map Activities Discover Guides Trips Saves

A map of everywhere you can sleep outside in the U.S., with the weather and cell signal to match. Built to stay free.

Explore

Map
Hiking
State guides
Discover

Plan

Trip planner
My trips
Saves
Offline downloads

About

Privacy
Data deletion

© 2026 Roaming.Camp · Data from NPS, Recreation.gov, BLM, USFS, NWS, and the FCC.Operating on ceded ancestral land.Photography via Unsplash.

Leave it better than you found it.

Monte Cristo townsite looking northeast 2014-05-31

Hike

Glacier Basin Trail

Passes a waterfall
Inside Mt. Baker National Forest
1,773 ft of climbing

3.9 mi out & back · 1,773 ft gain · 4,432 ft high point · Hard

In Mt. Baker National Forest · Washington · OpenStreetMap contributors

About Elevation Highlights Map Camp near here More hikes

About this hike

Glacier Basin Trail climbs 1,773 feet past a waterfall in Mt. Baker National Forest, traveling 3.9 miles out and back.

Elevation

1,773 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

See all on the map

6.0 mi from the trailhead
Troublesome Creek Campground
Campground · Washington
6.8 mi from the trailhead

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

21 mi from you
Green Mountain Trail
- Summits Green Mountain
- Inside Mt. Baker National Forest
- 3,485 ft of climbing
8.1 mi out & back · 3,485 ft gain · Very hard
Mt. Baker National Forest · Camp 2 mi away

Out: 1,680 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

WaterfallAlong the way · 1.2 mi in
Mystery HillNearby · 1.7 mi in
East Wilmans SpireNearby · 2.0 mi in
Wilmans PeaksNearby · 2.0 mi in

Nearby reading

Monte Cristo, Washington
Wilmans Peaks
Foggy Peak
Cadet Peak

Map

The route at the trailhead. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, licensed as shown on each photo. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 3.9 mi
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 1,773 ft round trip
High point: 4,432 ft
Low point: 2,784 ft
Difficulty: HardFrom 3.9 mi and 1,773 ft of climbing, with steep sections
Managed by: OpenStreetMap contributors
State: Washington
Camps within 15 mi: 8
Trailhead: 47.9854° N · 121.3925° W

Get directions Open the map

San Juan Campground

Campground

7.7 mi from the trailhead

Bedal Campground

Campground · Washington

20 mi from you

Three Fingers-Goat Flats-Saddle Lake Trail

Summits Three Fingers
Inside Mt. Baker National Forest
5,443 ft of climbing

14.1 mi out & back · 5,443 ft gain · Very hard

Mt. Baker National Forest · Camp 7 mi away

Mount Forgotten Trail

Summits Mount Forgotten
Inside Mt. Baker National Forest
5,084 ft of climbing

11.6 mi out & back · 5,084 ft gain · Very hard

Mt. Baker National Forest · Camp 4 mi away

Mount Dickerman Trail

Summits Mount Dickerman
Inside Mt. Baker National Forest
4,138 ft of climbing

8.0 mi out & back · 4,138 ft gain · Very hard

Mt. Baker National Forest · Camp 4 mi away

Mount Pilchuck Trail

Summits Mount Pilchuck
Inside Mt. Baker National Forest
2,435 ft of climbing

5.2 mi out & back · 2,435 ft gain · Hard

Mt. Baker National Forest · Camp 2 mi away

Lake Serene Trail

Ends at Logjam Falls
Inside Snoqualmie National Forest
2,959 ft of climbing

6.7 mi out & back · 2,959 ft gain · Very hard

Snoqualmie National Forest · Camp 2 mi away

More like this

Hikes that read like this one, wherever they are.

Boundary Way Trail
- Near Cowap Peak
- Inside Mt. Baker National Forest
- 1,588 ft of climbing
4.7 mi out & back · 1,588 ft gain · Moderate
Mt. Baker National Forest · Camp 4 mi away
Canyon Lake Trail
- Passes Canyon Lake
- Inside Mt. Baker National Forest
- Camp 3 mi away
5.3 mi out & back · 381 ft gain · Moderate
Mt. Baker National Forest · Camp 3 mi away
Heliotrope Ridge Trail
- Passes a waterfall
- Inside Mt. Baker National Forest
- 1,799 ft of climbing
4.4 mi out & back · 1,799 ft gain · Moderate
Mt. Baker National Forest · Camp 7 mi away
South Fork Cascade River Trail
- Ends at South Cascade Glacier
- Inside Mt. Baker National Forest
- 7,596 ft of climbing
19.3 mi out & back · 7,596 ft gain · Very hard
Mt. Baker National Forest · Camp under a mile away

Signal

Cell coverage here

No carrier reports signal at this spot.

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

Weather

7-day forecast

Today47°36°Mostly Cloudy
Sun40°32°Rain And Snow Showers
Mon41°37°Partly Sunny
Tue45°42°Rain
Wed50°42°Chance Light Rain
Thu48°39°Chance Light Rain
Fri43°36°Light Rain Likely

Today: Mostly Cloudy · wind 15 to 21 mph SE

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly