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- Location of destination: USA - Washington
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The Gifford Pinchot National Forest is one of the oldest National Forests in the United States.
The Gifford Pinchot is mostly known for its volcanic activity. Part of the Pacific Rim of Fire, the forest is dotted with lava tubes, caves, fields of lava, and of course, the spectacularly active Mount St. Helens, which erupted in 1980, covering 150 square miles of forest with burning lava. Two years later, Congress preserved this area as a national monument, enabling scientists to study the effect o...
The Gifford Pinchot is mostly known for its volcanic activity. Part of the Pacific Rim of Fire, the forest is dotted with lava tubes, caves, fields of lava, and of course, the spectacularly active Mount St. Helens, which erupted in 1980, covering 150 square miles of forest with burning lava. Two years later, Congress preserved this area as a national monument, enabling scientists to study the effect o...
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The Gifford Pinchot National Forest is one of the oldest National Forests in the United States.
The Gifford Pinchot is mostly known for its volcanic activity. Part of the Pacific Rim of Fire, the forest is dotted with lava tubes, caves, fields of lava, and of course, the spectacularly active Mount St. Helens, which erupted in 1980, covering 150 square miles of forest with burning lava. Two years later, Congress preserved this area as a national monument, enabling scientists to study the effect of volcanism on a forest ecosystem.
Whether you seek solitude, social activity, creative inspiration, wildlife, forest products or scenic beauty, you can find it in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
We invite you to enjoy the many different aspects of your National Forest.
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest is divided into three ranger districts. Two Scenic Byways, White Pass Scenic Byway and Spirit Lake Memorial Highway crosses one of those districts:
(1) White Pass Scenic Byway through Cowlitz Valley Ranger
District.
(2) Mt. Adams Ranger District.
(3) Spirit Lake Memorial Highway through Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
Use the Recreation Page by the National Forest Service or use the Interactive Recreation Map presented by each district to get detailed information on the available activities.
This is the official Park Map by Public Lands Information Center. Click on a plus buttom on the map to view a detailed map of a section of the forest.
The Gifford Pinchot is mostly known for its volcanic activity. Part of the Pacific Rim of Fire, the forest is dotted with lava tubes, caves, fields of lava, and of course, the spectacularly active Mount St. Helens, which erupted in 1980, covering 150 square miles of forest with burning lava. Two years later, Congress preserved this area as a national monument, enabling scientists to study the effect of volcanism on a forest ecosystem.
Whether you seek solitude, social activity, creative inspiration, wildlife, forest products or scenic beauty, you can find it in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
We invite you to enjoy the many different aspects of your National Forest.
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest is divided into three ranger districts. Two Scenic Byways, White Pass Scenic Byway and Spirit Lake Memorial Highway crosses one of those districts:
(1) White Pass Scenic Byway through Cowlitz Valley Ranger
District.
(2) Mt. Adams Ranger District.
(3) Spirit Lake Memorial Highway through Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
Use the Recreation Page by the National Forest Service or use the Interactive Recreation Map presented by each district to get detailed information on the available activities.
This is the official Park Map by Public Lands Information Center. Click on a plus buttom on the map to view a detailed map of a section of the forest.
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The Gifford Pinchot National Forest is one of the oldest National Forests in the United States.
The Gifford Pinchot is mostly known for its volcanic activity. Part of the Pacific Rim of Fire, the forest is dotted with lava tubes, caves, fields of lava, and of course, the spectacularly active Mount St. Helens, which erupted in 1980, covering 150 square miles of forest with burning lava. Two years later, Congress preserved this area as a national monument, enabling scientists to study the effect o...
The Gifford Pinchot is mostly known for its volcanic activity. Part of the Pacific Rim of Fire, the forest is dotted with lava tubes, caves, fields of lava, and of course, the spectacularly active Mount St. Helens, which erupted in 1980, covering 150 square miles of forest with burning lava. Two years later, Congress preserved this area as a national monument, enabling scientists to study the effect o...
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