Badger Ridge Trail
Easy · Out-and-back · 2 mi round trip · 429 ft gain · 55 min–1 h 15 min
Parking: not reported today
Good for families, first hikes and short outings.
1 mi one way · high point 5,286 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 4,833–5,286 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility, bikes: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Mount St. Helens and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.
Getting there
Starts at Badger Ridge Trailhead · Mount St. Helens / Gifford Pinchot
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.29494, -121.88947
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 43°F, 1% precip, wind 2 to 7 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 59°F, wind 1 to 7 mph
- Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 46°F, wind 2 to 10 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:12 am · sunset 6:38 pm
Air: Unhealthy for sensitive groups (AQI 118, PM2.5 42.5 µg/m³) at the Yacolt-Yacolt Rd monitor, 62 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 49 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 2″ snow at Pinto Rock (4,450 ft, 5.1 km away) station
No reports in the last 3 days.
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