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.
The Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and District contains many wonderful places to see and explore.
Campground: Walupt Lake
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A popular high elevation campground on the shores of Walupt Lake and surrounded by the Goat Rocks Wilderness. The campground offers various sizes of camping units as well as 7 walk-in sites.Walupt…
Cascade Peaks Interpretive Station
Site Closed
Located northeast of the volcano on Forest Road 99 near Windy Ridge, Cascade Peaks offers visitor information only. No sales, food or drinks.
Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site
Site Open
Views of Mount St. Helens, Castle Lake, and the landslide debris deposit from the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. There are benches, interpretive signs, ample parking, and a short trail…
Cowlitz Valley area
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The Cowlitz Valley area is administered by the Cowlitz Valley Ranger District. This area is located in the Northern most portion of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwest Washington, and…
Dark Divide Roadless Area
The Dark Divide Roadless Area provides great opportunities for extended trips along rock studded ridges and cirques carved by long extinct glaciers. Several trails provide scenic access to Boundary…
Forest Road 20
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Forest Road 20 travels south from Hwy 12. It is a gravel road that accesses the Dry Creek Trail #125 and the South Point Trail #123.Â
Forest Road 21
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FR 21 leaves Hwy 12 approximately 3 miles west of Packwood and travels south approximately 25 miles until it intersects with FR 23.The road is gravel except for approximately 6 miles beginning at…
Forest Road 2150
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FR 2150 turns of FR 21 and leads to the Chambers Lake, Berry Patch TH, and Snowgrass Flats TH. There is dispersed camping at the Chambers Lake area. You will find pit toilets at the Berry Patch…
Forest Road 22
Site Open
This forest road is located in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. It connects as a through route from Forest Road 23 to Forest Road 21. Destinations you may access from this road system are Wobbly…
Forest Road 23
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Forest Road 23 accesses the east side of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and runs from Trout Lake north to Randle, WA. The road connects the Cowlitz Valley Ranger District and the Mt. Adams…