Trail #61 Clear Fork

Area Status: Open

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 the end of Road 46, the Clear Fork Trail gradually climbs through a dense forest. The trail passes Lily Lake, crosses Clear Lost Trail #76, then follows above the Clear Fork of the Cowlitz River. It crosses the Clear Fork (at 6.5 miles), and then climbs steeply into a forested landscape and ends on the Pacific Crest Trail at Tieton Pass.

ALERT: There are no bridges over streams, making crossings difficult until late summer.

At a Glance

Current Conditions:	09/02/2024: Trail is well logged out from the TH, past Lily Lake, until the Cowlitz River Crossing. No recent logout has occured past this point. From the Colwlitz River Crossing to Tietion Pass, numerous trees cross the trail, making navigation difficult, especially for stock. The trail gets lost to brush and blowdown when you enter an old burn scar, ravine washouts passable only by hikers, and difficutly continues all the way up to the PCT.
Permit Info:	Wilderness Permit Required. Free self- issue Wilderness Permits are available at the trailhead.
Restrictions:	Wilderness Regulations apply.
Closest Towns:	Randle, WA; Packwood, WA
Water:	No
Restroom:	No
Operated By:	Forest Service
Information Center:	Cowlitz Valley Ranger District