Snow Lake
Early fall color appearing on shrubs
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Snoqualmie Region
The Kendall Peak trail is reported as being in good condition with no snow as of July 18 and July 6, 2026. The road is suitable for all vehicles. As of July 6, stream crossings were easy with sufficient water for filtering. Wildflowers were abundant and there were no bugs reported on July 6 or July 18. The turnoff to Kendall Peak itself is described as a minor, unmarked trail that can be easily missed. Parking at the trailhead was nearly full by 6:15 AM on July 18.
Generated from 18 trip reports. Trails change faster than reports do, so check anything you’d turn around for.
Generated from the most recent trip reports, newest 2 months ago. Check anything you’d turn around for.
No trip reports on this trail in 2 months, so everything below is at least that old.
One report from July 6 describes the spur trail to the peak as class 3 in parts. No other details regarding its current condition are available in the provided reports.
As of July 6, stream crossings were very easy. The trail itself was reported as well-maintained, with no major obstacles mentioned in the provided reports.
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Trail notes generated from recent reports. Conditions change fast.
The Kendall Peak Trailhead is the same as the PCT North trailhead from Snoqualmie Pass.I arrived around 6:15 AM, and the main lot was already almost full. There weren’t too many people on the trail ye...
Trailhead: bathrooms were clean and well stocked. No obvious broken glass in the parking lot. Trash cans were not overflowing.Trail per se: well maintained. Stream crossings were very easy, but there ...
Trail was incredibly cruiser the entire way up, no obstacles and in great condition.Peak scramble was a solid class 2, just some scree to be aware of. The sub peaks at the top were great to summit as ...
Commonwealth Basin trail was more like a creek than a trail today. The creek crossings were more difficult than usual to find a good spot although it was possible to wade. Kendall Peak was a breeze. I...
Ran from the Kendall Katwalk TH up the PCT to the climber's trail and then continued on to the summit. No obstacles/problems on the trail, thanks to folks who cut blowdowns. Summit trail was class 2...
Today I headed up towards Kendall Katwalk and had planned on using the Commonwealth Basin route. That turned out to be a bit of a mess right now. The PCT to Kendall Katwalk and Kendall Peak on the oth...
"Gear and Expertise required" my ass for Kendall Peak, it's virtually a walkup. As long as you're not wearing Crocs you should be good.Try not to rest under the cliffs, it's I thought the turnoff for ...
The hike started off in a thick layer of fog, but once we got above this we had clear views and a lovely temperature for hiking. We hit Kendall Peak on the way to the Katwalk. My friend's dog had no p...
Started around nine, the lot had a few cars already but ample parking. The PCT is well maintained and very easy to travel on, there were ripe berries by the ton; huckleberries, blueberries, the occasi...
Sunny Friday and my two buddies and I came up with this second plan to do Kendall as I had to stay local due to childcare.We started from the PCT parking and parked the car before the snow line. There...