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 #59 Whistle Punk
This Trail Open to Hikers Only.This trail is an accessible interpretive trail that tells the story of forest management from a historical perspective. The trail surface is crushed compacted gravel,…
Trail #6 House Rock
This short trail starts near the end of Forest Road 9310-240 and leads to the top of House Rock. There you will find a three-sided Adirondack shelter, constructed as an emergency fire lookout. The…
Trail #60 Sand Lake
This trail is open to hiker and horse use only.From Forest Road 1284 Sand Lake Trail climbs steeply through dense forest before entering the William O. Douglas Wilderness. The trail follows an even…
Trail #61 Clear Fork
This trail is open to hiker and horse use only.Features along this trail include Lily Lake, old growth forest and the upper Clear Fork of the Cowlitz River within Goat Rocks Wilderness.Beginning at…
Trail #64 Riley Camp
This Trail Open to Hiker and Equestrian Use.Riley Camp trail #64 in the Mt. Adams Wilderness provides access to the west side of Mt. Adams. The trail climbs through dense forests, past small lakes…
Trail #65 Bluff Lake
The trail is open to hiker and horse use only.This trail climbs east to Bluff Lake within Goat Rocks Wilderness and is steep with exposures.From Bluff Lake, the trail climbs to a sub alpine…
Trail #67 Hand Shake
This Trail Open to Hikers Only.This is a short, accessible trail that leads to monument honoring the Hand Shake agreement of 1932.An area in the Sawtooth Berry Fields was reserved in 1932 by a…
Trail #69 Three Peaks
This trail is open to hiker and horse use only.The trail follows an abandoned road for half a mile. The trail then leaves the road to the right and climbs through dense forest for 3 miles until it…
Trail #7 Klickitat
This trail is open to hikers, horses and bicycles.The 17.1-mile Klickitat Trail is a major ridgetop trail, extending from Kilborn Creek to Elk Peak. Features include ridgetop views, Castle Butte,…
Trail #70 Steamboat Lake
This Trail Open to Hiker and Equestrian Use.This 0.5-mile trail follows the northern edge of Steamboat Lake to the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000.