French Butte Trail
Easy · Out-and-back · 2.4 mi round trip · 737 ft gain · 1 h–1 h 30 min
Parking: not reported today
Good for families, first hikes and short outings.
1.2 mi one way · high point 4,794 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 4,105–4,794 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 French Butte Trailhead · Mount St. Helens / Gifford Pinchot
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.37216, -121.94132
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 46°F, 1% precip, wind 3 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 64°F, wind 3 mph
- Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 47°F, wind 5 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:13 am · sunset 6:38 pm
Air: Unhealthy for sensitive groups (AQI 118, PM2.5 42.5 µg/m³) at the Yacolt-Yacolt Rd monitor, 67 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 56 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 2″ snow at Pinto Rock (4,450 ft, 5.4 km away) station
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at French Butte Trailhead
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