Dark Meadow Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 6 mi round trip · 1,787 ft gain · 2 h 30 min–3 h 30 min
Parking: not reported today
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0A solid half-day for most hikers. Mountain bikes allowed.
3 mi one way · high point 4,285 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 2,499–4,285 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
Mountain bikes allowed 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 Dark Meadow Trailhead · White Pass / US-12
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.31140, -121.73117
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 45°F, 1% precip, wind 1 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 66°F, wind 1 mph
- Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 46°F, wind 2 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:12 am · sunset 6:37 pm
Air: Good (AQI 16, PM2.5 2.9 µg/m³) at the White Salmon-N Main Ave monitor, 67 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 54 km away InciWeb
Snow: 2″ snow at Pinto Rock (4,450 ft, 16.3 km away) station
No reports in the last 3 days.
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