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View the Recreation opportunities, sites, trails, and areas on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

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Ape Cave Interpretive Site
Site Open
Climbing and Caving Hiking Outdoor Science and Learning
Explore a chilly, pitch-black lava tube over two miles long. A short, paved, accessible trail beneath towering trees leads to a stairwell into the cave. The ¾ mile, one-way lower cave route is…

Bear Meadow Interpretive Site
Site Open
Outdoor Science and Learning Picnicking
On May 18, 1980, Gary Rosenquist was camped at this site and took a series of photos capturing the first few moments of the landslide and eruption, barely escaping with his life. The site offers a…

Blast Edge Viewpoint; Monument Entry
Site Open
Outdoor Science and Learning
The lateral blast during the 1980 eruption thundered across the landscape as far as 17 miles from the volcano, blasting away, flattening or leaving standing dead trees. Stop and marvel at the…

Boating Site: Goose Lake
Site Temporarily Closed
Water Activities
Concrete boat ramp with a 10 vehicle parking lot.Fishing for stocked trout including rainbows and browns can be fair to excellent. Small brook trout and native cutthroat are also present. Try olive…

Boating Site: Mosquito Lakes
Site Open
Water Activities Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
Mosquito Lake is a beautiful subalpine lake with good fishing in season. It is an ideal lake for canoeing. It has a paved parking area that holds 4 vehicles and a primitive boat ramp.The dam is…

Campground: Adams Fork
Site Temporarily Closed
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Picnicking Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)
This wooded area along the Adams Fork of the Cispus River makes a great campground location. The campground contains historic basket trees used by the Upper Cowlitz Tribe and has interpretive…

Campground: Atkisson Group Camp
Site Temporarily Closed
Outdoor Science and Learning
Sitting just west of Washington's second largest mountain, Mt. Adams, Atkisson Group Camp is open for campers between May and September and becomes a Sno-Park for a variety of winter recreation…

Campground: Beaver
Site Temporarily Closed
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Hiking Water Activities Outdoor Science and Learning
Beaver Campground is nestled among large, old maple and sycamore trees, offering a quiet and private family camping experience. Its location along the Wind River provides opportunities for anglers,…

Campground: Big Creek
Site Temporarily Closed
Picnicking Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)
Big Creek Campground is a single-loop campground located close to the west entrance of Mt. Rainier National Park. It is also close to Glacier View Wilderness and the Sawtooth Trail system including…

Campground: Blue Lake Creek
Site Temporarily Closed
Picnicking Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)
Blue Lake Creek Campground is a small campground (11 single sites) off of Forest Road 23. The campground itself is located in a small hardwood stand surrounded by conifers. Sites are typically open…
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