Meadow Creek
Central Cascades
Astronomy
MoonWaxing Gibbous (71%)
Stargazingfair
Trail Conditions
“We did this as a 3-day, 2-night back from the Jack Trout Trailhead.”
Last report: Jul 29, 2025
Getting There
Recent Reports
Jul 29, 2025
I wanted to visit Pear Lake on my hiking day this week via the Meadow Creek Trail. I drove the 4.
Jul 13, 2025
Summary I wanted to go up Nursery Peak from North Scatter Creek Trail, heading up and over Tucquala Pass, and hoping to camp down by Meadow Creek Trail. I planned on coming back up to Tucquala Pass, but I ended up doing a longer loop up and over Paddy-Go-Easy Pass.
Jul 11, 2025
We did this as a 3-day, 2-night back from the Jack Trout Trailhead. This was a beautiful trip, but I’d recommend against doing this as a loop it for most people, because of the stretch between Bootjack and the Snowall-Cradle Lake trail.
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