Big Slide Primitive Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 6.4 mi round trip · 1,430 ft gain · 2 h 30 min–3 h 30 min
Parking: not reported today
A solid half-day for most hikers. No bikes.
3.2 mi one way · high point 2,464 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 1,152–2,464 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
No bikes Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility: 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 Trapper Creek Trailhead · Mount St. Helens / Gifford Pinchot · 6 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 45.88161, -121.98021
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Overnight: Mostly Clear, 53°F, wind 1 mph
- Monday: Sunny, 80°F, wind 1 to 5 mph
- Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 51°F, wind 2 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:12 am · sunset 6:39 pm
Air: Moderate (AQI 57, PM2.5 12.2 µg/m³) at the Yacolt-Yacolt Rd monitor, 33 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 11 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Calamity (2,510 ft, 18.4 km away) station
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Trapper Creek Trailhead
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