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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Welcome
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We invite you to
take time in this Centennial year to connect with this special
place called the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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Exploring
our Past - Discovering our Future
Learn more about your Forest |
Connect with the land |
Get involved |
A
century ago, the National Forest system was established in
the Pacific Northwest.
President Theodore
Roosevelt signed the Executive Order creating the Columbia
National Forest on July 1, 1908.
The Columbia National
Forest was renamed in 1949 to honor Gifford Pinchot, the first
chief of the agency.
Please check out our Centennial
website for more information, reflections of our history,
a historic photo gallery and a calendar of special events. |
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest is located
in southwest Washington State. The Forest provides a wide variety
of recreation opportunities and includes the 110,000-acre Mount
St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
Whether you seek solitude, social activity, creative inspiration,
wildlife, forest products, or scenic beauty, you can find it
in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Learn more about ways you can experience
your National Forest.
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The Forest is a special place where we work in
friendship, live in community, play creatively, and dream big.
If you are interested in helping your Forest, please check out
our volunteering/partnerships page
to find out how you can be a part of restoration and stewardship
efforts on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
The Forest and Mount St. Helens provides a unique learning
laboratory for students of all ages to connect
with their natural environment. |
Forest News
Other Forest News
- Construction Completed - Forest
Road 23 to Reopen. Forest Road 23, a key rout through the
Gifford Pinchot National Forest from Trout Lake to Randle, Washington
- damaged in the November 2006 flood - will reopen for public
use on Thursday, September 18.
- Cold
Springs Fire Update. Final acreage has remained at 7,729
acres with 100% containment on August 1, 2008. Each agency affected
by the Cold Springs Fire is now managing their portion of the
fire. A closure order for the Cold Springs fire has been revised
to allow access to additional recreation areas on the south side
of Mt Adams. (August 29, 2008)
- Winter Road
Damage Limits Access to Windy Ridge on the East Side of the Mount
St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Forest Road 99,
which provides access to the Windy Ridge viewpoint, has opened
to the Bear Meadows interpretive site. Forest road crews recently
encountered several areas affected by heavy snow pack and winter
storm damage on this high elevation road. A major failure of Forest
Road 99, which accesses the east side of the Mount St Helens National
Volcanic Monument (MSHNVM), will prevent visitors, for the remainder
of the summer, from accessing the popular Windy Ridge viewpoint
over looking Spirit Lake as well as the northeast side of the
volcano. Visitors will only be able to access Windy Ridge on foot
or by bicycle, as the road will remain closed to motor
vehicles until further notice. (July 23, 2008)
Getting Involved in
Your National Forest
- Recreation Facilities Analysis
- Many of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest’s developed
recreation sites were built 30-50 years ago and are in need of
significant investment in basic maintenance or improvements. The
Recreation Facility Analysis process involves several steps: gathering
inventory and financial data; identifying the forest recreation
niche; evaluating each developed recreation site against established
national criteria (including conformance with the forest niche,
financial efficiency, and environmental and community sustainability);
and ranking the recreation sites according to those criteria.
Using this analysis tool, the Forest is drafting a proposed program
of work for the next five years.
- Payments
to Counties (RAC): The Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-393) provides an
alternative to the former 25% formula which gives counties funds
based on Forest Service receipts from logging, grazing, recreation,
and other activities on national public lands.
- Regional
Invasive Plant Environmental Impact Statement: The
purpose of our project is to enhance the ability of Forests in
the Pacific Northwest Region to protect native ecosystems from
invasive, non-native plants. This action will build on the Region’s
existing program by developing Forest Plan standards that allow
for more effective prevention and timely management of invasive
plants.
- National Forest
Foundation - The National Forest Foundation brings
people together to protect our National Forests and Grasslands.
As the nonprofit partner of the U.S. Forest Service, engaging
America in community-based and national programs that promote
the health and public enjoyment of the National Forest System.
Helping the U.S. Forest Service fulfill its mission to "care for
the land and serve people," the foundation works in close collaboration
with local people and communities.
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Keep informed of exciting happenings and opportunities
on your National Forests by signing up for the National Forest
Foundation tree-mail™ monthly e-newsletter. |
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