Sand Lake Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 5.6 mi round trip · 1,007 ft gain · 2 h 15 min–3 h
Parking: not reported today
A solid half-day for most hikers.
2.8 mi one way · high point 5,619 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 4,640–5,619 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 Sand Lake Trailhead · White Pass / US-12
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.63248, -121.43799
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Today: Mostly Sunny, 63°F, wind 1 to 6 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 44°F, wind 2 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 65°F, wind 3 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:36 pm
Air: Good (AQI 19, PM2.5 3.4 µg/m³) at the Yakima-River Rd monitor, 70 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 14 km away InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Pigtail Peak (5,800 ft, 4.1 km away) station
Typical year: usually melted out by about Jul 3 · typical peak Apr 29
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Sand Lake Trailhead
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