Olympic Hiking Tours

The guide makes the trip, as they say, which is very true. The quality of your guide on trips like Wildland Trekking offers is the most important factor in ensuring a fantastic experience. We have two types of guides that work in our Olympic National Park program – dedicated Pacific Northwest guides and guides who work in the summer in Olympic, Rainier and the North Cascades and the rest of the year guide trips in Grand Canyon, Utah…etc. All Wildland guides are thoroughly vetted, trained and oriented to the unique nature of Olympic’s rainforests, alpine zones and coastal hikes. They are also trained naturalists and are excellent with natural and cultural intepretation. If you’d like to read about past guests’ experiences, check out our online reviews page!

There’s more than one way to hike and enjoy Olympic National Park, and not every experience fits every guest. Options range from comfy inn-based tours to comfortable camping tours to moderate backpacking trips to strenuous backpacking trips. We also offer day hike tours. You probably have a sense of what you’re looking for, and we recommend following that instinct. If you feel drawn toward a harder, backcountry trip then go for it. If you feel like an inn-based tour is more up your alley, then trust that. Bottom line is that Olympic is a stunningly beautiful national park and regardless of the trip or trip style you choose, you’re most likely going to have a tremendous experience.

Wildland Trekking has been operating guided hiking and backpacking tours since 2005 in premier wilderness and national park destinations across the USA and the world. The owners alone have more than 50 years of combined experience in adventure travel. With 150+ guides, 10000+ annual guests, #1 spots on 5 different national park Trip Advisor pages, and media mentions in nearly every major adventure and travel publication out there, you can trust that hiking with Wildland is a great choice!

Next to your guide, the next most important factor in having a fantastic experience is the thoroughness and seamlessness of the logistics. For this reason we provide everything – meals, gear, transportation, accommodations, permits, reservations and fees, first-aid equipment, emergency communication devices and more – in one easy, all-inclusive tour. What this means for you is you don’t have to travel with gear, worry about the pesky details, plan any menus, think about risk management…etc. Many companies charge extra fees for many of these things, or can’t provide them at all. At Wildland Trekking, we’ve got you covered!

Meals and accommodations are important. On a backpacking trip, meals are as much a safety factor as enjoyment factor. Not only does good, tasty, nutritious food fuel our ability to move through the mountains, but it’s a morale booster. If it’s been a rainy day, for example, and a group is tired, a steaming bowl of savory goodness can perk people right up. And accommodations, not only great lodging, but also comfortable camping, dry tents, warm sleeping bags, comfy sleeping pads…etc. are critical for the enjoyment and safety of any multi-day trekking experience. We take these factors very seriously and make sure our guests are getting the very best possible.