Forest Orders

View a list of current Forest Orders.

A forest order may close an area to entry or may restrict the use of an area by applying prohibitions authorized in the Code of Federal Regulations.

Climbing Conditions

Mount Adams Climbing Conditions Report

Mount St. Helens Climbing Conditions Report

Emergency Closures (Oregon & Washington)

This map application displays current emergency closures on US Forest Service lands within the Pacific Northwest Region.

Alerts

• Current Office Hours

  Date(s): May 20, 2022

  Cowlitz Valley Ranger District 
  (360) 497-1100
  Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-12pm, walk-up service; 8am-4:30pm, phone service.

  Mt. Adams Ranger District 
  (509) 395-3402
  Hours through May 21: Monday-Friday 8am-12pm & 1pm-4:30pm. (No forest product permits sold after 4:15pm.)
  Hours starting May 22: Open 7 days a week, 8am-12pm & 1pm-4:30pm. (Closed 12pm-1pm daily. We will not issue permits, or sell items, on Tuesday and Wednesday. On days we do issue permits, there will be no permits issued after 4:15pm.)

  Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument & District 
  (360) 449-7800 
  Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm (Closed 12-12:30pm)

  Visitor Centers:

  Johnston Ridge Observatory (Opens June 6)
  (360) 274-2140

  Mount St. Helens Visitor Center (WA State Parks. Open year-round; hours vary.)
  (360) 274-0962

• Forest Road Conditions

  Date(s): May 6, 2022

  #KnowBeforeYouGo Winter conditions still exist on the Forest, and many higher elevation roads still have snow & multiple downed trees due to winter and spring storms. 

  When it is Spring in the city or lowlands, these conditions may not quite exist yet in the mountains. 

  Every year we get reports of people getting stuck in snow while using their GPS to navigate to their destination. GPS will give you options to pick the shortest route, but it may not be a safe route; these devices do not take into consideration roads closed during the winter/spring. Use a hard-copy map to double check the route, configure your GPS for “highways only,” so that you don’t get directed to snow covered roads where you could become stuck, and always carry emergency equipment & supplies.

  Call local Forest Service offices to check on forest road conditions.

  View conditions report. 

• Forest Road 29 closed due to washout near MP 10

  Date(s): Feb 22, 2022

  Forest Road 29 (McCoy Creek) road is washed out a mile past MP 10.

• Adams Fork Bridge Closed (FR 5601)

  Date(s): Feb 22, 2022

  The Adams Fork Bridge on FR 5601 at MP 2.0 on the Cowlitz Valley Ranger District is CLOSED because it is beyond its service life, was damaged in flooding in 2015, and has suffered ongoing scouring of the foundation since that time.  Recent inspections show it as only able to support its own weight.  For public safety, the bridge has been closed pending repairs, effective immediately.   The bridge is closed to all traffic.  Signing and physical barriers will be placed as soon as possible. 

  FR 5601 provides access to the Ollalie Lake/Takhlakh Lake area and developed sites and trailheads along FR2329.  Alternative and more convenient access to those areas from the north is available via Forest Road 23 directly to FR2329 (south end) and via FR 23/21/56/5603 to FR 2329 (middle).  For additional information, please call the Cowlitz Valley Ranger District at 360-497-1100. 

• FR 2502 & 2505 Road Closure

  Date(s): Feb 9, 2022

  Forest Roads 2502 and 2505 will be closed for Skinner Thin logging operations for the next several months.  Please stay out of this area for your own safety.

• Weed Free Feed Required

  Date(s): Mar 23, 2016

   As part of a larger effort to reduce invasive species on national forest lands the US Forest Service now requires the use of weed-free feed within all Pacific Northwest National Forest land (2009). Weed-free feed includes commercially processed pellets, steamed and rolled grains, or state certified weed-free feed. More  information.