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Trailhead: Blue Lake (Mt St Helens)
8 mi north of Cougar, WA · No signal at camp
About Trailhead: Blue Lake (Mt St Helens)
**Provides access to**: Blue Lake, the [Toutle Trail 238](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recreation/recarea/?recid=31674), and the [Blue Lake Trail 237](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recreation/recarea/?recid=31488). Access from Forest Road 8123. The road is washed out about 2 miles in, so park and walk from there.
- Managed by: USFS - Gifford Pinchot National Forest
- Where: 8 mi north of Cougar, WA · 46.16696, -122.2619
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Mar.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toutle Tie | Hiking | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Fossil | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 7.6 mi |
| Toutle | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 10.8 mi |
| Kalama | Horse | 0.3 mi | 10.0 mi |
| Blue(Lake) Horse | Hiking | 0.3 mi | 4.3 mi |
| Old 8123 Road | Hiking | 0.9 mi | 3.8 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 21.3 mi
Water fill-up: 7.3 mi
Propane: 13.7 mi
Camps nearby
- Dispersed spot · 9 mi N of Cougar 0.3 mi
- Dispersed spot · 9 mi N of Cougar 0.5 mi
- Butte Camp 1.6 mi
- Loowit Trail Camping Area 2.1 mi
- Sheep Canyon Trail Camping Area 2.2 mi
- Loowit Trail Camping Area 2.9 mi