Best wildflower hikes in Washington for your adventure wedding
Spring and summer season is by far our favorite time of year and for a very good reason! After those long and dark winter months, we start to get more daylight, warmer temperatures, and slowly, more mountain trails become accessible again. But there is one more reason that gets us jumping up in the air! Can you guess? Wildflower season!
How to start planning your wildflower inspired elopement?
Spring and summer bring fields of wildflowers to our Washington meadows and color our favorite mountain slopes in purple, yellow, orange, and red tones. No wonder this is such a popular time of year for couples to elope and get married in between an ocean of color! So, now you are probably wondering…
When is the best time to plan your wildflower Elopement?
Honestly, there are so many locations in Washington to spot wildflowers but if you want to see millions of them in full bloom at once, you just need to know when and where you have to go. To make things easy, we listed our favorite areas below!
best trails to spot low elevation wildflowers?
Dog Mountain Trail | When: May - June
Dallas Mountain Trail | When: mid April - early May
Cayote Wall Loop | When: May - June
Homestead Trail | When: mid April - early May
best trails to spot high elevation wildflowers?
Naches Peak Loop Trail | When: late July - early August
Skyline Trail Loop | When: late July - mid August
Welcome Pass | When: late July - mid August
Hurricane Ridge Trail | When: late July - mid August
Learn more about the Washington Wildflowers
Did you know that there are more than 200 wildflower species here in Washington State?! Here are some common meadow wildflowers:
Broadleaf Lupine
Scarlet Paintbrush
Subalpine Daisy
Spreading Phlox
Red Columbine
Foxglove
Bear Grass
Want to learn more about all the wildflower species? Check out this website: Click Here
How to follow the 7 leave no trace principles during your adventure elopement?
We truly LOVE nature and we want everyone to be able to enjoy it for many years to come. That is why we follow the 7 leave no trace principles to keep our parks wild and beautiful.
Why you should stay on the trails during wildflower season?
One of the most important rules we follow is making sure we travel over durable surfaces.
When stepping over the wildflower fields, our footsteps can damage the soil and ruin future blooms. Every time someone travels over the same path, we create new trails and the vegetation won’t be able to grow back. Although we are far from being perfect, on each photoshoot, we try to follow these principles as close as possible.
Want to know more about durable and fragile surfaces? Check out this Article
