Gifford Pinchot
National Forest
Forest Headquarters
10600 N.E. 51st Circle
Vancouver, WA 98682
(360) 891-5000
TTY: (360) 891-5003
Cowlitz Valley
Ranger District
10024 US Hwy 12
PO Box 670
Randle, WA 98377
(360) 497-1100
TTY: (360) 497-1101
Mt. Adams
Ranger District
2455 Hwy 141
Trout Lake, WA 98650
(509) 395-3400
TTY: (360) 891-5003
Mount St. Helens
National Volcanic
Monument
Monument Headquarters
42218 N.E. Yale Bridge Rd.
Amboy, WA 98601
(360) 449-7800
TTY: (360) 891-5003
Johnston Ridge Observatory
24000 Spirit Lake Highway
P.O. Box 326
Toutle, WA 98649
(360) 274-2140
Mount St. Helens
Visitor Center
at Silver Lake
3029 Spirit Lake Highway
Castle Rock, WA 98611
(Operated by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission)
TTY: Phone for the Deaf
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Recreation
![Sno*Park Winter Recreation Symbol](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/images/rec75-winter-recreation-area.gif) |
Cougar Sno*Park
Mount St. Helens Winter Recreation Area --
(Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument) |
![WRA - Cross-Country Skiing](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/sym40-winter-xcountry-skiing.gif) ![WRA - Snowmobiling](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/sym40-winter-snowmobiling.gif) ![WRA - Snowshoeing](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/sym40-winter-snowshoeing.gif) ![WRA - Toilets](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/sym40-toilets-restrooms.gif) ![Trail Rating - Moderate](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/rating40-moderate.gif) ![Trail Rating - Difficult](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/rating40-difficult.gif) |
Road Access: |
Interstate 5 east on State Route 503 to Forest Roads 90, 83, 8100 junction.
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Elevation: |
2,200 feet |
Vehicle Parking Capacity: |
30 |
Cross-Country Ski Trails: |
30 miles of cross-country ski trails |
Snowmobile Trails: |
30 miles of snowmobile trails |
Facilities: |
Toilet |
Remarks: |
Mount
St. Helens Sno-Parks to Reopen for Winter. The popular
Marble Mountain and Cougar Sno-Parks on the south side of Mount
St. Helens are open this winter.
View
a map showing areas around Mount St. Helens that are open for
winter recreation.
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Current
Conditions: |
Link to Current Conditions Page |
Featured Trails: |
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8100
Trail |
![WRA - Cross-Country Skiing](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/sym26-winter-xcountry-skiing.gif) ![WRA - Snowmobiling](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/sym26-winter-snowmobiling.gif) ![WRA - Snowshoeing](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/sym26-winter-snowshoeing.gif) ![Trail Rating - Difficult](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/rating26-difficult.gif) |
Volume Of Use: |
Heavy |
Length: |
- 4.5 miles to 8123 junction.
- 7.3 miles to Kalama Horse Camp.
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Elevation: |
Low: 2,000 feet; High: 2,400 feet |
Maps: |
Mt. Mitchell, Mount St. Helens and Goat
Mountain Quadrangles |
Access: |
I-5 to State Route 503 through Cougar,
Washington, to Forest Road 90, to Forest Road 83 to Junction or Forest Roads 83/81,
Cougar Sno*Park. |
Nearby Town: |
Cougar, Washington |
TrailHead: |
Cougar Sno*Park |
Scenic Attractions: |
This groomed road meanders through majestic
green forests, ghostly gray trees lost to mudflows on May 18, 1980, and snow-cloaked
lava flows. You will enjoy beautiful views of the frozen crater rim of Mount St.
Helens as you snowmobile or ski along Trail 8100. |
Remarks: |
Goat Marsh Research Natural Area,
the Mount St. Helens crater, and Spirit Lake basin are closed to snowmobiles.
Violations of 36 CFR 261 may result in confiscation of equipment,
fines up to $5,000.00, and/or six months in jail. |
8123
Trail |
![WRA - Cross-Country Skiing](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/sym26-winter-xcountry-skiing.gif) ![WRA - Snowmobiling](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/sym26-winter-snowmobiling.gif) ![WRA - Snowshoeing](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/sym26-winter-snowshoeing.gif) ![Trail Rating - Moderate](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/rating26-moderate.gif) |
Volume Of Use: |
Medium |
Length: |
6 miles from 8100 Jct. to Sheep Canyon
Trailhead |
Elevation: |
Low: 2,540 feet; High: 3,200 feet |
Maps: |
Goat Mountain Quadrangle |
Access: |
I-5 to State Route 503 through Cougar,
Washington, to Forest Road 90, to Forest Road 83 to Junction or Forest Roads 83/81,
Cougar Sno*Park. |
Nearby Town: |
Cougar, Washington |
TrailHead: |
Cougar Sno*Park |
Scenic Attractions: |
A stark landscape was created on May 18,
1980, when tremendous mudflows scoured through Sheep Canyon and the South Fork
of the Toutle River. You can discover the soft beauty of this rugged winter landscape
by following Trail 8100 to 8123. Sheep Canyon is 10.5 miles from the Sno*Park. |
Remarks: |
Goat Marsh Research Natural Area,
the Mount St. Helens crater, and Spirit Lake basin are closed to snowmobiles.
Violations of 36 CFR 261 may result in confiscation of equipment,
fines up to $5,000.00, and/or six months in jail. |
Kalama
Ski Trail |
![WRA - Cross-Country Skiing](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/sym26-winter-xcountry-skiing.gif) ![WRA - Snowshoeing](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/sym26-winter-snowshoeing.gif) ![Trail Rating - Moderate](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081102002043im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/winter/local/symbols/rating26-moderate.gif) |
Volume Of Use: |
Medium |
Length: |
11.5 miles (one-way) |
Elevation: |
Low: 2,540 feet; High: 3,200 feet |
Maps: |
Goat Mountain Quadrangle |
Access: |
I-5 to State Route 503 through Cougar,
Washington, to Forest Road 90, to Forest Road 83 to Junction or Forest Roads 83/81,
Cougar Sno*Park. |
Nearby Town: |
Cougar, Washington |
TrailHead: |
Cougar Sno*Park |
Scenic Attractions: |
Designed as a long distance ski trail,
only this trail provides much variety and scenery. Each loop route have connectors
to Forest Road 8100 for smooth descents back to the Sno*Park. Forest Road 8100
can be reached, easily, several times more from Trail 231. This is a long and
very scenic trail which includes a 0.5 mile spur into the Goat Marsh Lake area. |
Remarks: |
Goat Marsh Research Natural Area,
the Mount St. Helens crater, and Spirit Lake basin are closed to snowmobiles.
Violations of 36 CFR 261 may result in confiscation of equipment,
fines up to $5,000.00, and/or six months in jail. |
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