Contact Info
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
10024 US Hwy. 12
PO Box 670
Randle, WA 98377
10024 US Hwy. 12
PO Box 670
Randle, WA 98377
- Phone:
- 360-497-1100
Basics
- Location:
- In the Green River/Strawberry Mountain Areas
- Length:
- 0.6 miles
- Elevation Range:
- 3300 feet to 3450 feet
- Elevation Change:
- 150 feet
Description
The interpretive loop initially climbs, offering views of Ryan Lake. The trail loops around the ridge, giving hikers views of the Green River Valley and Mt. Margaret Backcountry.
Interpretive signs help explain the 1980 eruption and the salvage logging operation that followed, etching its own story into the landscape.
Details
Location:
In the Green River/Strawberry Mountain Areas
Length:
0.6 miles
Elevation Range:
3300 feet to 3450
Elevation Change:
150
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
Ryan Lake is 12 air-miles from Mount St. Helens, close enough to feel the full impact of the lateral blast from the 1980 eruption. The trailhead is on Road 26.
