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Recreation Region: Cowlitz Valley Area

Trailhead: Potato Hill - Pacific Crest Trail

Provides access to the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 which enters the Mt. Adams Wilderness to the south and the Goat Rocks Wilderness to the north.

General Information

June - October

Open 24 hours/day

Wilderness permits are required within the Mt. Adams Wilderness and the Goat Rocks Wilderness. The self-issuing permits are free and available at the trailhead. For users heading north, the self-issue permit box is located at Midway Meadows, prior to entering the Goat Rocks Wilderness. 

Wilderness Regulations apply within Mt. Adams and Goat Rocks Wildernesses.  

No fees are required for this site

Contact Name: Cowlitz Valley Ranger District (North) & Mt. Adams Ranger District (South)

Contact Phone: 360-497-1100 or 509-395-3402

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 46.325819

Longitude: -121.504739

Directions

From Trout Lake, WA take Mt Adams Road for 1.3 mi. Continue on Forest Road 23 towards ​Randle and follow for approximately 23 miles. Then take Forest Road 2329 (towards Takhlakh Lake) and stay on 2329 for about about 10 miles. Then go right on Forest Road 5603 and travel for about 1.7 miles to the trailhead.

Parking

Limited, roadside parking.

Facility and Amenity Information

Restrooms

Restrooms are not available at this site.

Horse/Pack Animal Information

Horse/Pack animals are allowed at this site.

Recreation Opportunities

Recreation Groups

a mountainous area with evergreen trees and dry meadows. Blue sky.

The Pacific Crest Trail within Gifford Pinchot National Forest begins in the Columbia Gorge and runs north to enter Gifford Pinchot National Forest just south of Wind River

Last updated August 8th, 2025