Hiking Trails of the Pacific Northwest

Start Planning your dream hike!

Get your copy of this gorgeous hardbound book published by Rizzoli New York. The photographs are by Bart Smith. I co-wrote the text with William L. Sullivan. And the Foreword was written by the honorable Daniel Evans.

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Romano Honored as a Literary Lion in 2019

On March 16th, 2019 I was honored along with a group of other Northwest authors as a Literary Lion by the King County Library System Foundation. Along with sharing the stage with such notable writers as Jennifer Egan (Keynote Speaker) and Nancy Pearl (emcee); I signed lots of books, met lots of great people, and we raised nearly a half million dollars for literacy programs in King County!

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Craig appears on an episode of SOS How to Survive

Craig makes an appearance on SOS How to Survive

I made an appearance on Season 2 Episode 4 of the Weather Channel's SOS How to Survive with Creek Stewart. Tune in to learn about edible berries in the Northwest and how to survive in the woods..

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Best Winter Hikes on King 5 Evening

Catch my segment on King 5's Evening talking about the Best Winter Hikes in Western Washington.

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Backpacking Washington second edition now available!

New edition has been fully updated and expanded. 80 Hikes in all including 20 brand new routes. Hikes 14-50 miles making them perfect for a weekend or week trip.

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Hiking Washington's History

Historian and hiker Judy Bentley teams up with veteran guidebook author Craig Romano to lead adventurers of all abilities along historic trails throughout Washington.

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Second edition Day Hiking Central Cascades is out!

Fully updated and expanded to 136 hikes including many off the beaten track! Book covers US 2 Corridor from Everett to Wenatchee including Lake Wenatchee, Lake Chelan, Stehekin, Icicle Creek Valley, Glacier Peak Wilderness and more!

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Romano to appear at Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival as a panelist

Join our welcoming panel of authors to learn the good, the bad and the ugly about writing and publishing outdoor-themed books, blogs, web content, and articles; and even how they make money. They will also talk about addressing outdoor ethics

Get your ticket here! Enter UrbanTrailsVanBC for a discount!

Prolific Guidebook Author

Craig is an award-winning guidebook author, outdoors writer and photographer, ardent conservationist, and Northwest trails and hiking expert. He hikes, runs, paddles, and bikes and has written about these passions for more than two dozen publications, including; Seattle Met, Backpacker, Paddler, Northwest Runner, AMC Outdoors, and Northwest Travel and Life. Craig writes weekly content for Hikeoftheweek.com and is the author of more than 25 books. He is currently working on several second editions to the popular Mountaineers Books’ Day Hiking series, a new guide to Vancouver BC's Trails, and a statewide Washington Rail Trails book. Still curious?