Natural Area Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 5.8 mi round trip · 625 ft gain · 2 h–2 h 45 min
Parking: not reported today
A solid half-day for most hikers.
2.9 mi one way · high point 1,761 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 1,162–1,761 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 Whistle Punk Trailhead · Columbia Gorge · 2 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 45.80997, -121.94302
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Overnight: Mostly Clear, 53°F, wind 2 mph
- Monday: Sunny, 78°F, wind 2 to 7 mph
- Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 52°F, wind 5 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:12 am · sunset 6:39 pm
Air: Good (AQI 24, PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³) at the Hood River West Side FD monitor, 35 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 16 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Calamity (2,510 ft, 23.6 km away) station
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Whistle Punk Trailhead
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