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Slate Pass is the boundary into the Pasayten Wilderness. You will get to Slate Peak Road which is just a few yards below the pass. From here, you can continue to Harts Pass via the Pacific Crest Trail or take a nameless trail that also leads there.

Rock Pass has space for at least two tents. If you want to follow the PCT, be sure to turn right at this switchback. Don't follow the high trail straight. It does not lead to Woody Pass as you might expect.

Windy Pass is connected to a backcountry road that leads to Harts Pass Ranger Station. There is room for camping.

Woody Pass offers exceptional views and room for either one bigger tent or two small tents. It is a little sloped and a little exposed. There are additional camp spots 0.3 miles south of here a little uphill with a flat open area for two tents.

A spur trail of approximately 0.1 miles will take you south and down to Hopkins Lake, whre you find a campsite for two tents near the shore. The lake is also a nice and reliable water source. Additionally, if you follow the spur trail 100 yards north of the blue line in FarOut with a perfect spot for a 2-person-tent. And there are even spots for another ten or so tents before the lake. Just keep in mind that there could be lots of mosquitos and critters hungry for your food.

The trail camp is around 0.1 miles north of the trail junction. It offers a large area for numerous tents. It is located at mile marker 2.650 of the PCT. This is also the junction to the Castle Pass Trail that leads to Ross Lake.

Grasshopper Pass offers a nice view towards the Pasayten Wilderness to the north. If you are here in fall, the larches turn into a beautiful golden yellow.

The Fourth of July Trail is a popular trail especially early in the season since the pass is one of the first to be free of snow. There are some official camps along the trail and beautiful streams.