Outfitting, Guiding & Horseback Riding in Washington’s North Cascade Mountains

Now booking reservations for the 2024 summer/fall season.


Set in Washington’s Methow Valley, Darwood Outfitting delivers high-quality guiding, packing and horseback riding vacations in Washington’s Pasayten and Sawtooth Wilderness areas.

“…Established in 1968, the Pasayten is more than a half-million acres of untouched wilderness, just south of Canada and east of Ross Lake and North Cascades National Park. Some 600 miles of trails access the area, but roads, vehicles and development are forbidden. Imagine more than 150 peaks, above flat, parklike meadows; lakes and streams galore, plus ground squirrels, chipmunks, deer, lynx, wolves, bears… Two days in the mountains and I was worrying that nine days wasn’t enough. Four days and I didn’t want to go home.

And now? I can’t wait to go back.”

-Terry Tazioli, Seattle Times

Design the outdoor adventure of a lifetime!


Jess and Steve Darwood are members of the Washington Outfitters and Guides Association (WOGA). They operate under a Special Use Permit granted by the Okanogan/Wenatchee National Forest. Darwood Outfitting is an equal opportunity provider.