Placid Lake Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 5.8 mi round trip · 951 ft gain · 2 h–3 h
Parking: not reported today
A solid half-day for most hikers. No bikes.
2.9 mi one way · high point 5,021 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 4,053–5,021 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 Placid Lake Trailhead · Mount St. Helens / Gifford Pinchot · 1 other trail starts here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.04875, -121.80940
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Tonight: Mostly Clear, 46°F, wind 5 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 63°F, wind 3 mph
- Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 49°F, wind 3 to 7 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:12 am · sunset 6:38 pm
Air: Good (AQI 25, PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³) at the White Salmon-N Main Ave monitor, 43 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 30 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 3″ snow at Surprise Lakes (4,280 ft, 6.2 km away) station
Typical year: usually melted out by about Jun 14 · typical peak Apr 10
No reports in the last 3 days.
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