Location
Although it can get crowded on the weekends, there is plenty of room for seclusion on either a day hike or an overnight stay. Some of the best views and meadows within the Mt. Adams Wilderness.
The hike on Killen Creek trail 113 treks through a pine forest, and then just over two miles in a meadow where many different flowers can be found in the summer. Additionally, within this meadow is East Fork Adams Creek if water is needed. The trail continues on, crossing the Pacific Crest Trail. To reach High Camp/Mountaineers Camp/Adams Glacier Camp one must ascend on trail No. 10 for one mile.
Views on this hike include the Goat Rocks, Rainier, and St. Helens. There is an abundance of campsites throughout the meadows which provide privacy even during a busy weekend.
Adams Creek Meadows
South Cascades
Length
8.0 miles, roundtrip
Elevation
Gain: 2300 ft.
Highest Point: 6840 ft.
Rating
Adams Creek Meadows
Map & Directions
Trailhead
Open map in new windowGetting There
From Randle drive south one mile on a road with a sign titled "Mt. Adams" which is a 1 mile south jaunt. When you get to the fork take a slight left on road No. 23 titled "Cispus Center, Mt. Adams, Trout Lake, Cispus Road". Staying on road No. 23, which is paved at first, then turns to gravel, until 32 miles from Randle. Turn left on road No. 2329. Six miles down Road 2329 (37.7 miles from Randle) park in the Killen Creek trailhead lot.
