| Backpacking Trails |
| | Beacon Rock State Park | | The 13 miles of fire road is open to equestrian, mountain bike, and hiking use. Beacon Rock offers excellent opportunities for rock climbing except where it interferes with nesting raptors, primarily on the south face. The presence of the falcon nest requires that the south face be closed to technical rock activity February 1 to July 15 annually. The east face is closed year-round due to environmental sensitivity. There is fishing on the lower Columbia River, below Bonneville Dam, for sturgeon, salmon, steelhead, bass and walleye. The park is a popular site for weddings. | |
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| | Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument | | Observe how surviving plants and animals rise out of the ash, colonizing plants catch hold of the earth, and birds and animals find a niche in a different forest on the slopes of Mount St. Helens. Numerous viewpoints and miles of trails have been created for visitors to explore by car and foot. During the summer Forest Interpreters lead a wide range of activities, from short walks to amphitheater presentations, to help guests understand and enjoy this area. Discover the winter at Mount St. Helens, where many cross-country ski and snowmobile trails have been created for visitors. | |
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| Hiking In National Forests |
| | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | | The Gifford Pinchot National Forest, located in southwest Washington is one of the oldest national forests in the United States. Established in 1949, the forest now contains 1,312,000 acres and includes the 110,000-acre Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. | |
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| Hiking In Wilderness Areas |
| | Indian Heaven Wilderness | | A forested plateau dominated by fir (Pacific silver, noble, subalpine) opens often into meadows splattered with at least 150 small lakes, ponds, and marshes. | |
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| | Mount Adams Wilderness | | Second in height only to Mount Rainier statewide, 12,276-foot Mount Adams looms over at least 10 impressive glaciers and a Wilderness of forested slopes and subalpine meadows. | |
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| | Trapper Creek Wilderness | | Trapper Creek Wilderness protects nearly all of the Trapper Creek drainage and provides the only pristine anadromous fish habitat in the Wind River watershed. | |
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| Long Trails (9+ miles) |
| | Battle Ground Lake State Park | | The park is largely evergreen forest with trails around the lake. Annual average rainfall is 35 inches. The lake's origin is volcanic, and is believed to have been formed as a "Maar" volcano. This type of volcano is the result of hot lava or magma pushing up near the surface of the earth and then coming into contact with underground water. This is thought to have resulted in a large steam explosion, leaving a crater that later formed a lake. | |
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| | Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail | | In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. The voyage of was made up of 45 men, a keelboat, two pirogues, and a dog. At 3,700 miles in length, Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail is the second longest of the 23 National Scenic & National Historic Trails in the United States and it crosses 11 states. | |
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| Walking & Nature Trails |
| | Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge | | Refuge visitors enjoy the scenery, hike the Willard Springs trail, and observe wildlife from the county roads that surround and cross the refuge. Hunting is not permitted on the refuge. The refuge is located on the east slope of the Cascade Mountains at the base of 12,307-ft. Mount Adams in southern Washington. | |
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