A to Z outfitting with professional guides

With our own gear inventory of backpacks, tents, sleeping bags, and more, we are able to provide a fully-outfitted backpacking trip with high quality gear. Most importantly, our team of backcountry guides make the on-trail experience more enjoyable, educational, and efficient, as we execute our trips with a professional standard for group safety.

Trip Pricing Includes:

  • Backcountry Hiking Guide: Led by a Wilderness First Responder Certified Hiking Guide.

  • Gear & Equipment: 65 liter backpack, backpacking tent, sleeping bag & pad, cooking equipment & fuel, water filter, etc.

  • Backcountry Meals: Breakfasts, lunches, dehydrated dinners, and snacks while hiking in the backcountry.

  • Gear packing session: Our guide will lead a step-by-step gear packing session to ensure all provided gear and meals are appropriately packed.

  • Transportation: Private one-way shuttles into Olympic or North Cascades available upon request.

  • Discounted Lodging Rates: We have partner hotels in Port Angeles for Olympic, plus Mount Vernon, and Bellingham for North Cascades.

  • Commercial Use Authorization: Founded in 2016, Olympic Hiking Co. is a commercially authorized tour company with the national park service and national forest service.

Guest Requirements

  • Must be 18 years of age or older, unless accompanied by a parent/guardian on a private trip

  • Must be able to hike 6-8 miles per day

  • Must be able to carry a 65 liter backpack that typically weighs 30-40 pounds

  • Must be able to provide own hiking attire and hiking boots

Goals for our Trips

  • Backpacking 101. Our goal is to help experienced day hikers confidently step into a new territory of multi-day backpacking trips by allowing clients hands-on experience to practice correctly packing a 65 liter backpack, set up camp, obtain/filter water, prepare dehydrated meals, use the bathroom in the wilderness areas, and to Leave No Trace.

  • Turnkey experience. By providing the gear, equipment, meals, permits, and experienced backcountry guide, you the client simply need the clothes on your back (smart packable layers) and pair of quality hiking boots to join this trip. This allows you to test the backcountry experience without purchasing all of the gear or expedite your learning curve to safely hike multiple days in remote wilderness areas and have FUN doing it.

  • Bucket list route. With our local shuttle service, our Guided Backpacking Trips have a built-in efficiency to open up any point-to-point backpacking routes within Olympic or North Cascades. Our efficient one-way shuttles allow us to spend more time on the trails and less time in vehicles, efficiently hiking from A-to-B in a way that many hikers don’t get to experience. When you combine our shuttle service with over nine years of experience of guiding hikes, our team has deep local knowledge of the park that unlocks some of the most unique routes.