Summit Prairie Trail
Strenuous · Out-and-back · 17.2 mi round trip · 3,622 ft gain · 6 h 45 min–9 h 30 min
Parking: not reported today
A long, demanding day; experienced hikers in good shape.
8.6 mi one way · high point 5,239 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 2,310–5,239 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 Summit Prairie Trailhead · Mount St. Helens / Gifford Pinchot
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.19711, -121.74467
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Tonight: Mostly Clear, 49°F, wind 2 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 72°F, wind 0 to 3 mph
- Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 51°F, wind 2 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:12 am · sunset 6:38 pm
Air: Good (AQI 17, PM2.5 3 µg/m³) at the White Salmon-N Main Ave monitor, 56 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 45 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 3″ snow at Surprise Lakes (4,280 ft, 11.4 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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