Sturgeon Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 6.2 mi round trip · 1,037 ft gain · 2 h 30 min–3 h 30 min
Parking: not reported today
A solid half-day for most hikers.
3.1 mi one way · high point 4,143 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 3,118–4,143 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 Silver Star Mountain Trailhead · Columbia Gorge · 3 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 45.77259, -122.24441
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Overnight: Partly Cloudy, 53°F, 1% precip, wind 1 mph
- Monday: Mostly Sunny, 68°F, 1% precip, wind 1 to 5 mph
- Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 51°F, wind 2 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:13 am · sunset 6:40 pm
Air: Good (AQI 18, PM2.5 3.3 µg/m³) at the Yacolt-Yacolt Rd monitor, 17 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 16 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Calamity (2,510 ft, 14.7 km away) station
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Silver Star Mountain Trailhead
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