Recreation
View the Recreation opportunities, sites, trails, and areas on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has many areas and places to explore through hiking, biking, climbing, fishing, hunting, snow sports, and many others.
Trail #293 High Bridge
This trail is open to motorcycles, hikers, horses and bicycles.This trail begins on Forest Road 29, passes a large beaver pond, and ends on the Tongue Mountain Trail #294.The CCC built the trail…
Trail #294 Tongue Mountain
This trail is open to hiker, motorcycle, and bicycle use.This trail climbs from Forest Road 2904 for 1 mile to the junction with Tongue Mountain Lookout Trail #294A, a 0.7-mile trail to the core of…
Trail #295 High Log
This trail is open to hiker use only.This trail begins near Blue Lake Creek Campground, providing access to the Cispus River. The name for this trail is believed to have come from a log crossing that…
Trail #3 Craggy Peak
This is a Multi-use Trail.Winding through a tree plantation and along a forested ridge, this 5.3-mile trail offers glimpses of Mount Rainier and Shark Rock as well as stunning views of Mount Adams as…
Trail #30 & #30A Spencer Butte & Breezy Point
As you ascend Spencer Butte Trail (3.2 miles one way) from the south the forest changes from western white pine to noble and subalpine fir. Breezy Point Trail #30A is soon reached where it provides a…
Trail #31 Lewis River
Popular with mountain bikers and hikers the 15-mile Lewis River Trail #31 remains within sight or sound of the Lewis River as you ride or hike through this valley laced with abundant side streams,…
Trail #33 Indian Heaven
This Trail Open to Hiker and Equestrian Use.From the trailhead at Cultus Creek Campground this 3.3-mile trail climbs steeply through heavy timber into Indian Heaven Wilderness. The trail ascends 1000…
Trail #34 Lemei & #34A Wapiki Lake
This Trail Open to Hiker and Equestrian Use.This 5.3-mile trail offers views of Mounts Adams, Rainier, St. Helens, and Hood, along with views of Lemei Rock, a 5,925' promontory that juts 500' above…
Trail #35 Service
This Trail Open to Hikers, Bikers, Equestrian and OHV Use.This trail begins on Road 8821 and follows a decommissioned road for 1 mile through open stands of spruce to Deadhorse Meadow. The trail…
Trail #37 Sleeping Beauty Peak
This Trail Open to Hikers Only.This 1.4 mile very steep trail starts climbing right away through a dense second-growth forest. The second-growth setting changes to old-growth Douglas fir and mountain…