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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)

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Trails Guide

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PLACID LAKE #29

Indian Heaven Wilderness

Ranger District:

Mt. Adams

Trailhead:

Placid Lake - Trailhead is on south side of FR 3000420. Placid Lake trail no 29 leads south and east into Indian Heaven Wilderness.

Length:

3.5 miles (5.6 km)

Trail Uses:

Elevation:

High: 4,200 feet, Low: 4,100 feet

Season of Use:

Mid July-October

Visitor Use:

Heavy

Access:

Road 3000420 or Trail #2000

Description:

This heavily used trail begins on Road 420 on the northwest side of Indian Heaven Wilderness. It travels southeast through large timber. Just before Placid Lake (4,042 feet elevation), the trail enters the wilderness and continues for 0.5 mile before intersecting with the Chenamus Lake Trail #29A. Placid Lake Trail continues up the west slopes of Bird Mountain to a high meadow, where it ends on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Features:

Placid Lake, meadows, wildflowers, and a small lake. ZQZ

US Forest Service
Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Vancouver, WA
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - Amboy, WA
Last Modified: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 at 17:31:51 EDT