Trailhead: Blue Lake (Mt St Helens)

in Gifford Pinchot National Forest

The numbers that decide it

Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.

Trailhead: Blue Lake (Mt St Helens)

Provides access to : Blue Lake, the Toutle Trail #238 , and the Blue Lake Trail #237 . Access from Forest Road 8123. The road is washed out about 2 miles in, so park and walk from there.

Before you go

Fees

No fee or pass required. See Mount St. Helens Map for fee and payment sites.

Restrictions

Horses are prohibited on : Toutle Trail #238 north of the Sheep Canyon Trail #240 intersection Sheep Canyon Trail #240 east of the Toutle Trail #238 Butte Camp Trail #238A

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.