Washington · Trail SNO-1475

Entiat Valley - Shady Pass

Entiat Valley - Shady Pass Trail is a 20-mile snow trail in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end47.9654° N, 120.2899° W · Directions ↗
Other end47.8450° N, 120.2906° W · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length20 miles
Typesnow trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbersSNO-1475
ForestOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (unit 0617)
StatesWashington
Detail publishedcenterline only

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Entiat Valley - Shady Pass Trail20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 1.52 inches of precipitation, 7.7 inches of snowFebruary: 1.22 inches of precipitation, 2.0 inches of snowMarch: 1.09 inches of precipitation, 0.7 inches of snowApril: 0.75 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 1.05 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 0.87 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.42 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.32 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.34 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 1.04 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 1.51 inches of precipitation, 1.4 inches of snowDecember: 1.83 inches of precipitation, 8.7 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 28.0°F averageFebruary: 33.0°F averageMarch: 41.1°F averageApril: 49.8°F averageMay: 59.0°F averageJune: 65.4°F averageJuly: 72.8°F averageAugust: 72.5°F averageSeptember: 63.2°F averageOctober: 50.5°F averageNovember: 37.6°F averageDecember: 28.7°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Chelan, 14 miles from the trail midpoint at 1,194 feet, station USC00451350 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 12 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 21 inches a year on the same inches scale. The station sits about 3,800 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

Trailheads

Stormy Mountain Trailhead
No season published
under 0.1 mi
Pot Peak Trailhead
No season published
Motorized use limited to trail bikes.
under 0.1 mi

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date.

Trails nearby

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Martin Ranch Rx

    38 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Wildfire
    Sisi

    39 mi from the trail midpoint · 4,816 acres · 40% contained

  • Wildfire
    Gamma Creek

    40 mi from the trail midpoint · 29 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

Limited data for this unit

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.

Checked every Sunday. Sections appear on the first run after the forest publishes more.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Entiat Valley - Shady Pass Trail?

The Forest Service records 20 miles under this name in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Entiat Valley - Shady Pass Trail?

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page

Where does the Entiat Valley - Shady Pass Trail start?

The line begins at 47.9654° N, 120.2899° W and ends at 47.8450° N, 120.2906° W. The nearest recorded trailhead is Stormy Mountain Trailhead, under 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Entiat Valley - Shady Pass Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Entiat Valley - Shady Pass Trail?

Snowberry Bowl Campground (under 0.1 mi), Windy Camp Campground (0.2 mi) and Grouse Mountain Campground (1.9 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 6 with site counts and booking links.

Source: Campsite Atlas

Who manages the Entiat Valley - Shady Pass Trail?

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0617. The trail is in Washington.

Source: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Entiat Valley - Shady Pass Trail?

The interagency feed shows 3 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Martin Ranch Rx at 38 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named Entiat Valley - Shady Pass in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0617. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.