The park is 1.37 million acres and features Mt Adams, which at 12,326' is the highest peak in the national forest and the 2nd highest in the region (Mt. Rainier to the north is higher). Some of the best huckleberry fields in the Northwest are found in this park.

Activities include camping, hiking, biking, cross country skiing, swimming (water is typically cold), boating, fishing and sightseeing. For more information, contact Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682 or call (360)-891-5000.

All pictures on this page are from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, using various film and digital cameras. Many are pictures of Mt. St. Helens.

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Mt St Helens, from a road pullout on Rt 90 just east of the shot below.
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Yellowed flowered bush and the Swift Resevoir from Rt 90, east of the Rt 503 Spur.
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From Yale Park, off of Rt 503, Mt St Helens and Yale Lake.
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Mt St Helens from McClellan View Point off of Rt 51.
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Big Creek Falls from the 1/4 mile loop Big Creek Falls trail.
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Eagle Cliff Park, off of Rt 90.
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The Lewis River at Eagle Cliff Park.
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Further information can be found at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest GORP page or
Gifford Pinchot National Forest Wildernet page.