Kalama Falls Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 7.4 mi round trip · 51 ft gain · 2 h 30 min–3 h 30 min
Parking: not reported today
OpenStreetMap grades it as a well-marked trail. A solid half-day for most hikers.
3.7 mi one way · high point 2,072 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 1,392–2,072 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 Red Rock Pass Trailhead · Mount St. Helens / Gifford Pinchot · 3 other trails start here. Also reachable from Toutle/Fossil Trailhead
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.14366, -122.23511
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny, 64°F, wind 5 mph
- Tonight: Mostly Clear, 49°F, wind 5 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 63°F, wind 1 to 5 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:14 am · sunset 6:40 pm
Air: Good (AQI 18, PM2.5 3.3 µg/m³) at the Yacolt-Yacolt Rd monitor, 34 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 31 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Swift Creek (4,440 ft, 4.5 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 28 · typical peak Apr 22
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Red Rock Pass Trailhead
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